DIGESTER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Autoclave consisting of a vessel in which plant or animal materials are digested

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("digester" is a kind of...):

autoclave; steriliser; sterilizer (a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments)

Derivation:

digest (convert food into absorbable substances)

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