ingestion
noun
in·ges·tion
in-ˈjes-chən 
-ˈjesh-
: the act or process of taking in something for or as if for digestion : the act or process of ingesting something
A Cochrane review showed that ingestion of cranberry products may decrease the number of symptomatic urinary tract infections in women …—
Giovanni Montini et al.
Giovanni Montini et al.Celiac disease is the immune-mediated response to ingestion of gluten from wheat, rye and barley that damages the small intestine.—Valerie Putnam
Valerie PutnamAfter two years of almost manic ingestion of book after book—Montaigne, Milton, Seneca, Dante—he began to write Moby-Dick.—Andrew Delbanco
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Not for ingestion: Castor oil is not thought to be absorbed by the skin when used topically.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
The collector running on our infrastructure enables the ingestion of telemetry data from various sources, transforms or enriches the data and exports it to one or more observability backends.
—Dinesh Gurumurthy, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The rate of poisoning appears to be increasing, and deaths caused by seed ingestion are likely underreported.
—Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2025
Though the risk is not deemed life-threatening, the possible ingestion of plastic poses safety concerns.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
The collector running on our infrastructure enables the ingestion of telemetry data from various sources, transforms or enriches the data and exports it to one or more observability backends.
—Dinesh Gurumurthy, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The rate of poisoning appears to be increasing, and deaths caused by seed ingestion are likely underreported.
—Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2025
Though the risk is not deemed life-threatening, the possible ingestion of plastic poses safety concerns.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for ingestion
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“Ingestion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingestion. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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ingestion
noun
in·ges·tion
in-ˈjes(h)-chən
: the taking of material (as food) into the digestive system
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