The action of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.

plural of ingestion

Relating to, or involving ingestion

(transitive) To take a substance (e.g. food) into the body of an organism, especially through the mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract.

The process of importing data or other material into a system.

present participle of ingest

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ingest

simple past tense and past participle of ingest

Capable of being ingested.

Any substance that can be ingested.