consumption#1 (n)
ingestion (n)
intake (n)
uptake (n)

n00838098

type n
lex_filenum 04
def the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
Outgoing links
Hypernym bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
Derivationally related form ingestion → ingest
Derivationally related form consumption → consume
Hyponym eating, feeding; swallow, drink, deglutition; sucking, suck, suction; drinking, imbibing, imbibition
Incoming links
Hypernym eating, feeding; swallow, drink, deglutition; sucking, suck, suction; drinking, imbibing, imbibition
Hyponym bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
Derivationally related form ingest → ingestion
Derivationally related form consume → consumption

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