Ingesta

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ingesta \In*ges"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Ingest}.] (Physiol.)
     That which is introduced into the body by the stomach or
     alimentary canal; -- opposed to {egesta}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  ingesta
       n : solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the
           mouth

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  29 Moby Thesaurus words for "ingesta":
     board, bread, bread and butter, cheer, comestibles,
     creature comfort, cuisine, daily bread, eatables, edibles, fare,
     fast food, feast, food, food and drink, foodstuff, health food,
     junk food, kitchen stuff, meat, provender, provision, spread,
     sustenance, table, tucker, viands, victuals, vittles