digester : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: digester	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for digester
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
digester n autoclave consisting of a vessel in which plant or animal materials are digested
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Digester \Di*gest"er\, n. 1. One who digests. 2. A medicine or an article of food that aids digestion, or strengthens digestive power. Rice is . . . a great restorer of health, and a great digester. --Sir W. Temple. 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.