DIGESTIVE


Meaning of DIGESTIVE in English

adj. & n.

--adj.

1. of or relating to digestion.

2 aiding or promoting digestion.

--n.

1. a substance that aids digestion.

2 (in full digestive biscuit) Brit. a usu. round semi-sweet wholemeal biscuit.

Derivatives:

digestively adv.

Etymology: ME f. OF digestif -ive or L digestivus (as DIGEST)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.