Definition
A machine or container used in industry to break down or process materials, especially wood pulp in papermaking.
Etymology
From 'digest' plus the agent noun suffix '-or' (Latin form of '-er'). This technical term is particularly used in paper manufacturing and sewage treatment.
Kelly Says
Industrial digestors in paper mills are enormous—they cook wood chips under pressure with chemicals to break down the wood into fibers that become paper, a process that hasn't changed much since the 1800s.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Digestion
dih-zheh-shun
ARالعربية
مُسَكِّنَةَ الهضم
mu-sak-ki-nat al-hidham
CACatalà
digestor
dih-zheh-tor
CSČeština
trávicí přístroj
tra-v-i-tsi pri-stroj
DADansk
fordøjelsesapparat
for-doy-el-ses-a-par-at
DEDeutsch
Verdauungsgerät
fər-dow-ngz-gə-rät
ELΕλληνικά
η συσκευή πέψης
i sy-kee-vi pe-psees
ESEspañol
digestif
dih-heh-STi-f
FISuomi
ruoansulatuslaite
ruo-an-su-la-tus-lait-e
FRFrançais
digesteur
dih-zheh-ter
HEעברית
מערכת עיכול
me-kare-vet e-y-kool
HIहिन्दी
पाचक यंत्र
pa-chak yan-tra
HUMagyar
emésztő
e-me-z-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
pencernaan
pen-ser-na-an
ITItaliano
digestore
dih-zheh-tore
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធប្រមូល
bra-pov-an-pra-mool
MSBahasa Melayu
pencernaan
pen-ser-na-an
NLNederlands
verteringsapparaat
ver-te-ringz-ap-para-at
NONorsk
fordøyelsesapparat
for-doy-el-ses-a-par-at
PLPolski
przetwornik
przet-wor-nik
PTPortuguês
digestador
dih-zheh-ta-dor
RORomână
digestiv
dih-zheh-tiv
RUРусский
перевариватель
per-e-va-ri-va-tel
SVSvenska
smältningsapparat
smält-nings-a-par-at
SWKiswahili
chakula
cha-ku-la
TAதமிழ்
செரிமானம்
se-ri-ma-nam
TEతెలుగు
ఆహార జీర్ణం
a-haara jee-rnam
THไทย
เครื่องย่อย
krung-yoi
TLTL
pag-a-asim
pa-ga-a-sim
TRTürkçe
sindirici
sin-dih-ri-chi
UKУкраїнська
перетравлювач
per-e-trav-lyu-vach
VITiếng Việt
thiết bị tiêu hóa
thiet bi tieu hoa
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀rọ
awon eh-ro