digester
nounEtymology From digest + -er.
1
One who, or that which, digests.
2
A vessel for converting materials, especially plant and animal matter, into materials more suitable for subsequent use or further processing, using solvents, especially water; relatively low heat; enyzymes; bacteria, etc..
3
A biodigester.
4
Dated A medicine or food that aids digestion, or strengthens digestive power.
- Rue is [...] a great Digeſter and Reſtorer of Appetite; [...]a. 1700 (date written), William Temple, “Of Health and Long-life”, in Miscellanea. The Third Part. […], London: […] Jonathan Swift, […] Benjamin Tooke, […], published 1701, →OCLC, page 174:
- Derived terms
- biodigester, biogester, steam digester