Digestive

/dɪˈdʒɛstɪv/ adjective

Related to the system in your body that breaks down food into nutrients you can use, or something that helps with digestion.

From Latin 'digestivus' meaning 'having power to dissolve,' derived from 'digerere' (to break down); the term moved from describing the chemical process to describing the biological system.

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