digester
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A digester is a vessel or apparatus for breaking down materials through heat, pressure, or biological action.
In industrial contexts, digesters process wood pulp for papermaking or break down organic waste to produce biogas: The anaerobic digester converts farm waste into methane.
The word also refers to anything that digests—a person with good or poor digestion, or a compilation that condenses information into manageable form.
Not requiring oxygen
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- biogasFuel from anaerobic decomposition
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
waste-to-energy · CH4 · manure · bioenergy · gasification · slurry · feedstock · biodigester
Liquid refuse in drains
- sludgeSemi-solid waste material
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- clarifierSomething that explains better
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
solids · biosolids · dewatering · thickener · scum · supernatant · municipal · septic
Controlled fission apparatus
- tankLarge storage vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- autoclavePressurized steam sterilization chamber
- pulpSoft wet mass
wood-chips · cellulose · lignin · steaming · delignification · sulfate · sulfite · processing
Reaction-speeding proteins
- pepsinGastric protein-cleaving enzyme
- amylaseStarch-digesting enzyme
- lipaseFat-dissolving enzyme
- proteaseProtein-cleaving enzyme
chyme · bolus · mastication · peristalsis · absorption · nutrients · stomach · intestinal
Decayed organic soil matter
- aerobicRequiring free oxygen
- microbesMicroscopic living organisms
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- organicFrom living matter
mulch · vermicomposting · manure · fertilizer · earthworms · bacteria · fungi · leafmold
anaerobic
Not requiring oxygen
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- biogasFuel from anaerobic decomposition
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
biomass · waste-to-energy · CH4 · manure · bioenergy · gasification · slurry · feedstock · biodigester · effluent
sewage
Liquid refuse in drains
- sludgeSemi-solid waste material
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- clarifierSomething that explains better
settling · solids · biosolids · dewatering · thickener · scum · supernatant · municipal · septic · lagoon
reactor
Controlled fission apparatus
- tankLarge storage vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- autoclavePressurized steam sterilization chamber
pulp · wood-chips · cellulose · lignin · steaming · delignification · sulfate · sulfite · processing
enzymes
Reaction-speeding proteins
protease · chyme · bolus · mastication · peristalsis · absorption · nutrients · stomach · intestinal · gastric
humus
Decayed organic soil matter
- aerobicRequiring free oxygen
- microbesMicroscopic living organisms
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
organic · mulch · vermicomposting · manure · fertilizer · earthworms · bacteria · fungi · leafmold · thermophilic
- compostingcompost bin, composter, tumbler, worm bin, vermicomposter
- environmental equipmentair filter, water filter, scrubber, pH meter, air purifier
- palm oilpalm oil, oil palm, palm fruit, palm kernel, oil palms
- processing machinesblender, grinder, mixer, extruder, pasteurizer
- alchemy equipmentalembic, crucible, cucurbit, pelican, retort
- papermaking equipmentcalender, refiner, pulper, beater, dryer
digesterregurgitator
One who brings up
vomiter · synthesizer · builder · producer
digestersynthesizer
Electronic sound-generating instrument
assembler · combiner · expander · constructor · builder
- digestive tractInternal food processing passage
- digestive systemOrgans processing ingested food
- digestive biscuitSlightly sweet wheat cookie
- digestive enzymesFood-processing biological catalysts
- daily digestRecurring summary of news
- readers digestMagazine of abridged articles
digest, digestion, indigestion, digestive, digestible, digests, indigestible, digesters, indigestibility