Digestion vs Compost - What's the difference?
digestion | compost |
The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be utilized by the body.
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The ability to use this process.
The processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms.
The assimilation and understanding of ideas.
(medicine, archaic) Generation of pus; suppuration.
The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer
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(obsolete) A mixture; a compound.
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To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer
As nouns the difference between digestion and compost
is that digestion is digestion while compost is the decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.As a verb compost is
to produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.digestion
English
(wikipedia digestion)Noun
A punch in the gut, passage=Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.}}
compost
English
(wikipedia compost)Noun
- Dig plenty of compost into clay or sandy soil to improve its structure.
- And do not spread the compost on the weeds / To make them ranker.
- A sad compost of more bitter than sweet.
Verb
(en verb)- If you compost your grass clippings, you can improve your soil.