predigestion

/ˌpriːdaɪˈdʒɛstʃən/
noun
  1. The process of breaking down food into a simpler form before it is eaten, often to make it easier to digest.
    • Some baby foods undergo predigestion to make them gentle on an infant's stomach.
    • The company uses an enzyme treatment for the predigestion of proteins in their meal replacement shakes.
    • Predigestion of grains can help people with sensitive digestive systems absorb nutrients more easily.
  2. The process of simplifying or preparing information or material so that it is easier to understand or use.
    • News apps often provide a predigestion of daily headlines in short summaries.
    • The teacher's predigestion of the historical documents helped the class grasp the main ideas quickly.
    • The textbook offers a predigestion of complex scientific theories for high school students.
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