digestive juice
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- noun
- /dɪˈdʒɛstɪv dʒus/
- Specialized
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jugo digestivo
- Certain foods can stimulate the production of digestive juices, aiding in digestion.
- production of digestive juices
They're actually putting their liquid, their digestive juices onto you, onto your skin kind of hurts, right?
- They're actually putting their liquid, their digestive juices onto you, onto your skin kind of hurts, right?
Examples
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His kidneys and stomach are now fully functional; they are now capable of producing urine and digestive juices.
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The digestive juices had already gotten to work on his hand and fingers, and he may have to have some skin grafts, but basically he's okay.
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This forces the body to secrete more digestive juices.
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"The rheoprotein has mixed with her digestive juices.
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Drinking fluids along with or after a meal dilutes many of the digestive juices from the stomach.
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All the while, digestive juices sluiced through his stomach, and a dull ache.
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And so when you eat a plant, you're obviously your digestive juices start breaking it down as soon as it's in your mouth, the saliva, etcetera.
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The body produces digestive juices that help break down food in the stomach.
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Drinking water with a meal can dilute digestive juices, affecting digestion.
Synonyms
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A bitter greenish-yellow fluid the liver makes to help digest fats
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A substance that helps the body break down food
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A liquid in the stomach that helps break down food
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A strong liquid in the stomach that helps break down food
A liquid the body makes that helps break down food
A clear fluid from an organ behind the stomach that helps digest starch, protein, and fat
A fluid the gut makes that has chemicals to help break down food
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derivable from the constituents: 'digestive' (relating to digestion) modifies 'juice' (a liquid), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a liquid involved in digestion. This modifier+noun composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, making the phrase immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Digestive juice names the thin liquids the body makes in places like the mouth and stomach to 'help break down' food. The word digestive points to digestion and juice to a liquid, so the picture of a liquid softening food helps explain why the phrase means the body liquids that turn food into nutrients.