digestive

Relating to the process of breaking down food in the body.

• 🇩🇪Die Verdauung betreffend oder dazu gehörend; die Fähigkeit habend, Nahrung im Körper zu zersetzen und aufzunehmen.

1. Relating to digestion B2 formal medical

   Connected with the process of breaking down food in the body.

   • The digestive system includes the stomach and intestines.
   • She has a digestive disorder that requires a special diet.
   • Enzymes play a key role in the digestive process.

   🇩🇪Verdauung

   Synonyme: alimentaryentericgastricgastrointestinalintestinalpeptic

2. Aiding digestion B2 informal culinary

   Describing foods or drinks that help the body digest food.

   • Herbal tea is often considered a digestive aid.
   • He ate a digestive biscuit after his meal.
   • Some people drink peppermint tea for its digestive benefits.

   🇩🇪Die Verdauung fördernd

   Synonyme: stomachic

• more digestive comparative form
• most digestive superlative form

A noun referring to something that aids or relates to the process of digestion, often used in the context of a digestive biscuit or a digestive system.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das etwas bezeichnet, das die Verdauung fördert oder sich auf den Verdauungsprozess bezieht, häufig verwendet im Zusammenhang mit Verdauungskeksen oder dem Verdauungssystem.

1. Digestive biscuit A2 informal british

   A semi-sweet biscuit often eaten with tea, believed to aid digestion.

   • I had a cup of tea and a digestive before bed.
   • She bought a packet of digestives from the shop.
   • He dipped his digestive into his coffee.

   🇩🇪Digestive-Keks

• digestives plural form
• digestives' possessive plural form
• digestive's possessive singular form