in biology, the process of synthesis and storage of nutrients, also known as constructive metabolism

the natural purpose or activity of something, such as a biological or chemical process; often used as a suffix to mean "-ation" or "-ing" as in 消化 xiāo​huà plus this word for "digestion"

in linguistics, a phonetic change where a sound becomes similar to a neighboring sound

the natural purpose or activity of something, such as a biological or chemical process; often used as a suffix to mean "-ation" or "-ing" as in 消化 xiāo​huà plus this word for "digestion"