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
Andrew DelbancoExamples of ingestion in a Sentence
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By unifying ingestion, processing, analytics and AI workloads, lakehouses can reduce operational complexity while increasing agility.
—Abhik Sengupta, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Caution is warranted, as the LED ball's plastic sphere can break upon impact, making the batteries accessible—presenting an ingestion hazard, particularly to children who may be exposed while playing with or being around pets.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
From 2015 to 2023, liquid nicotine ingestion dropped by 45%, leading to a 34% reduction in overall nicotine ingestion incidents.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2025
Aster understands that our greater political atmosphere invades the far reaches of our psyche, often undetected, like the ingestion of so many microplastics.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
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Abhik Sengupta, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Caution is warranted, as the LED ball's plastic sphere can break upon impact, making the batteries accessible—presenting an ingestion hazard, particularly to children who may be exposed while playing with or being around pets.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
From 2015 to 2023, liquid nicotine ingestion dropped by 45%, leading to a 34% reduction in overall nicotine ingestion incidents.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2025
Aster understands that our greater political atmosphere invades the far reaches of our psyche, often undetected, like the ingestion of so many microplastics.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 July 2025
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“Ingestion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingestion. Accessed 20 Aug. 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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