"digester" meaning in English

See digester in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: digesters [plural]
Etymology: From digest + -er. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eǵ-}}, {{suffix|en|digest|er|id2=agent noun}} digest + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} digester (plural digesters)
  1. One who, or that which, digests.
    Sense id: en-digester-en-noun-hdd6NDli
  2. A strong closed vessel in which bones or other substances may be subjected, usually in water or other liquid, to a temperature above that of boiling, in order to soften them. Translations (strong closed vessel): keitin (Finnish), painekattila (Finnish), -kattila (note: see e.g. sellukattila) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-digester-en-noun-DgHZteR3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 41 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 28 50 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 45 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 44 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 45 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 53 19 Disambiguation of 'strong closed vessel': 0 100 0
  3. (dated) A medicine or food that aids digestion, or strengthens digestive power. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-digester-en-noun-X-q3HMgq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: steam digester

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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