3. A strong closed vessel, in which bones or other substances may be subjected, usually in water or other liquid, to a temperature above that of boiling, in order to soften them.
DIGESTIBILITY
Di*gest`i*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being digestible.
DIGESTIBLE
Di*gest"i*ble, a. Etym: [F. digestible, L. digestibilis.]
Defn: Capable of being digested.
DIGESTIBLENESS
Di*gest"i*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being digestible; digestibility.
DIGESTION
Di*ges"tion, n. Etym: [F. digestion, L. digestio.]
1. The act or process of digesting; reduction to order; classification; thoughtful consideration.
2. (Physiol.)