Ingestive: meaning, definitions and examples

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ingestive

 

[ ษชnหˆdส’ษ›stษชv ]

Adjective / Noun
Context #1 | Adjective

descriptive

Relating to the act of taking in food or drink.

Synonyms

absorptive, consumptive, intaking

Examples of usage

  • The ingestive behavior of the animals was carefully studied by the researchers.
  • She described her pain as a sharp ingestive sensation in her stomach.
Context #2 | Noun

medical

A substance that is taken into the body, especially food or drink.

Synonyms

beverage, consumable, edible

Examples of usage

  • The doctor advised her to avoid certain ingestives that could trigger her allergies.
  • He was careful to check the ingredients of all ingestives he consumed.

Translations

Translations of the word "ingestive" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ingestivo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เค‚เคคเคฐเฅเค—เฅเคฐเคพเคนเฅ€

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช aufnahmefรคhig

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ pencernaan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั–ะฝะณะตัั‚ะธะฒะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ pokarmowy

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆ‘‚ๅ–ใซ้–ขใ™ใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ingestif

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ingestivo

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท alฤฑcฤฑ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์„ญ์ทจ์˜

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู‡ุถู…ูŠ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ trรกvicรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ trรกviaci

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ‘„ๅ–็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ prebavni

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ meltingar

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฐั า›ะพั€ั‹ั‚ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ—แƒแƒœแƒ—แƒฅแƒ›แƒ˜แƒก

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ hษ™zm

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ingestivo

Word origin

The word 'ingestive' is derived from the Latin word 'ingestus', which means 'put in', combined with the suffix '-ive'. It first appeared in the English language in the 18th century. The term has been used in medical and scientific contexts to describe processes related to the intake of substances into the body.

See also: ingest, ingested, ingesting, ingestion.