What is to soften by heat and moisture; to expose to a gentle heat in a boiler or matrass, as a preparation for chemical operations called?
digest — (Chem.) To soften by heat and moisture; to expose to a gentle heat in a boiler or matrass, as a preparation for chemical operations. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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