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noun

Digester n.

One who digests.

A medicine or an article of food that aids digestion, or strengthens digestive power. "Rice is... a great restorer of health, and a great digester."

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.

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Etymology of 'Digester'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Digester" Quotes from Famous Books

... the origin of living forms de novo has published what he considers a crucial illustration in support of his case. He took a strong infusion of common cress, placed it in a flask, boiled it, and, while boiling, hermetically sealed it. He then heated it up in a digester to 270 deg. F. It was kept for nine weeks and then opened, and, in his own language, on microscopical examination of the earliest drop "there appeared more than a dozen very active monads." He has fortunately ...

— Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XIX, No. 470, Jan. 3, 1885 • Various

Words linked to "Digester" : sterilizer, autoclave, digest