Ingestive: meaning, definitions and examples
๐ฝ๏ธ
ingestive
[ ษชnหdสษstษชv ]
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.
medical
A substance that is taken into the body, especially food or drink.
Synonyms
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:
๐ต๐น ingestivo
๐ฎ๐ณ เค เคเคคเคฐเฅเคเฅเคฐเคพเคนเฅ
๐ฉ๐ช aufnahmefรคhig
๐ฎ๐ฉ pencernaan
๐บ๐ฆ ัะฝะณะตััะธะฒะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ pokarmowy
๐ฏ๐ต ๆๅใซ้ขใใ
๐ซ๐ท ingestif
๐ช๐ธ ingestivo
๐น๐ท alฤฑcฤฑ
๐ฐ๐ท ์ญ์ทจ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุถู ู
๐จ๐ฟ trรกvicรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ trรกviaci
๐จ๐ณ ๆๅ็
๐ธ๐ฎ prebavni
๐ฎ๐ธ meltingar
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฐั าะพัััั
๐ฌ๐ช แจแแแแแฅแแแก
๐ฆ๐ฟ hษzm
๐ฒ๐ฝ 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.