digester

English

Etymology

From digest +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

digester (plural digesters)

1. One who, or that which, digests.
2. A vessel for converting materials, especially plant and animal matter, into materials more suitable for subsequent use or further processing, using solvents, especially water; relatively low heat; enyzymes; bacteria, etc..
3. (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) A biodigester.
4. (dated) A medicine or food that aids digestion, or strengthens digestive power.
   • a. 1700 (date written), William Temple, “Of Health and Long-life”, in Miscellanea. The Third Part. […], London: […] Jonathan Swift, […] Benjamin Tooke, […], published 1701, →OCLC, page 174:

     Rue is [...] a great Digeſter and Reſtorer of Appetite; [...]

Synonyms

• (all senses): digestor

Derived terms

• biodigester
• biogester
• steam digester

Translations

strong closed vessel

Finnish: keitin (fi), painekattila, -kattila (fi) (see e.g. sellukattila)

Anagrams

• Estridge, estridge, gedrites, redigest