noun
- The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating. ).
- synonyms: consumption, intake, uptake
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
| APA | WordNet. (2010). ingestion. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/ingestion/definitions/1287102 |
| Chicago | WordNet. 2010. "ingestion" http://smartdefine.org/ingestion/definitions/1287102 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
| Harvard | WordNet 2010, ingestion, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/ingestion/definitions/1287102>. |
| MLA | WordNet. "ingestion" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/ingestion/definitions/1287102> |