metabolize · decompose · nutrients · saliva · intestines · gut · bacteria · acids · dissolve · swallow · process · ferment · bile · masticate · convert · energy · mouth · hunger
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Related — digest (Metabolize or summarize); chew (Grind with teeth); enzymes (Reaction-speeding proteins); stomach · absorb · metabolize · decompose · nutrients · saliva · intestines · gut · bacteria · acids
digestive process directionbreak down food ≠ anabolism Metabolic construction of molecules; anabolize · photosynthesis · tissue formation
food processing outcomebreak down food ≠ regurgitate Expel swallowed matter
food processing actionbreak down food ≠ cook Heat food for eating
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