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PRONUNCIATION OF DIGESTIVE BISCUIT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIGESTIVE BISCUIT

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Digestive biscuit is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIGESTIVE BISCUIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

digestive biscuit

Digestive biscuit

A digestive biscuit, sometimes described as a sweet-meal biscuit, is a semi-sweet biscuit that originated in the United Kingdom and is popular worldwide. The term "digestive" is derived from the belief that they had antacid properties due to the use of sodium bicarbonate when they were first developed. Historically, some producers used diastatic malt extract to "digest" some of the starch that existed in flour prior to baking.

Definition of digestive biscuit in the English dictionary

The definition of digestive biscuit in the dictionary is a round semisweet biscuit made from wholemeal flour.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIGESTIVE BISCUIT

digenesis
digenetic
digerati
digest
digestant
digestedly
digester
digestibility
digestible
digestibleness
digestibly
digestif
digestion
digestional
digestive
digestive juices
digestive system
digestive tract
digestively
diggable

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIGESTIVE BISCUIT

biscuit
Bourbon biscuit
captain´s biscuit
chocolate biscuit
circuit
closed circuit
dog biscuit
exclusive OR circuit
pilot biscuit
ratafia biscuit
rich tea biscuit
sea biscuit
shark biscuit
ship´s biscuit
soda biscuit
take the biscuit
Tararua biscuit
tea biscuit
the circuit
water biscuit

Synonyms and antonyms of digestive biscuit in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «digestive biscuit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIGESTIVE BISCUIT

Find out the translation of digestive biscuit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of digestive biscuit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «digestive biscuit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

消化饼干
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

galleta digestiva
570 millions of speakers

English

digestive biscuit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पाचन बिस्कुट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البسكويت الهضمي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пищеварительной печенье
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

biscoito digestivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাচক বিস্কুট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

biscuit digestif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Biskut pencernaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verdauungs Keks
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

消化ビスケット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소화 비스킷
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biskuit pencernaan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bánh tiêu hóa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செரிமான பிஸ்கட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाचक बिस्किट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sindirim bisküvi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

biscotto digestivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pokarmowego herbatniki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

травної печиво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

biscuit digestiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεπτικό μπισκότο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spysverteringstelsel koekies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

matsmältnings kex
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fordøyelses kjeks
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of digestive biscuit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIGESTIVE BISCUIT»

The term «digestive biscuit» is normally little used and occupies the 136.401 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIGESTIVE BISCUIT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about digestive biscuit

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIGESTIVE BISCUIT»

Discover the use of digestive biscuit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to digestive biscuit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Teaching Design and Technology 3 - 11
The package is to be tested by dropping it onto the carpet from a height of 1 m. q Design and make a package to protect a digestive biscuit given an A3 sheet of newsprint paper, an A4 sheet of wrapping paper, and 1 5cm of adhesive tape.
Douglas Newton, 2005
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The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink
The more specific 'postprandial drink' became established in the s. digestive biscuit The digestive biscuit, a slightly sweet biscuit made from wholemeal flour, seems first to have come on the scene in the s, produced by the firm of ...
John Ayto, 2012
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RESET™: 12 day “back-to-basics” exercise and nutrition programme
THE DIGESTIVE BISCUIT EXAMPLE How many calories are there in one digestive biscuit? Approximately 74. Now, let's assume you usually have one digestive biscuit five days per week. That is 370 calories a week. That's 19,240 a year.
Tom Marien, 2011
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Report
... Laxative Health Biscuit. Fruit Nut Cereal Good Health Biscuit (Kellogg) Health Food Wafers India (Digestive) Biscuit Laxa Laxative Biscuit (Kellogg) Mansfield's Agar Agar Wafers Oval Digestive Biscuit (H. & P.) Uncle Sam Health Food Zim.
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 1918
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Report of the State Entomologist of Connecticut for the Year ...
9 1 .2 - 1914 Health Food Wafers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7' 7-9 1917 India (Digestive) Biscuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.7 12.2' ... 7.9 12.0 1914 Oval Digestive Biscuit (H. & P.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.8 16.3 1915 Uncle Sam Health Food .
Connecticut. Office of State Entomologist, 1918
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Public Documents of the State of Connecticut
... Nut Cereal Good Health Biscuit (Kellogg) Health Food Wafers India (Digestive) Biscuit Laxa Laxative Biscuit (Kellogg) Mansfield's Agar Agar Wafers Oval Digestive Biscuit (H. & P.) Uncle Sam Health Food Zim Miscellaneous Preparations.
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Report of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, ...
... Nut Cereal Good Health Biscuit (Kellogg) Health Food Wafers India (Digestive) Biscuit Laxa Laxative Biscuit (Kellogg) Mansfield's Agar Agar Wafers Oval Digestive Biscuit (H. & P.) Uncle Sam Health Food Zim Miscellaneous Preparations.
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 1918
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Bulletin
India Biscuit (formerly India Digestive Biscuit), New England Cereal Co., South Norwalk, Conn. Cost 25 cts. for 20 biscuits weighing 1 1 oz. Nut Margarine. Nut Margarine, Coco- Nut Brand, The Nucoa Butter MISCELLANEOUS FOODS. 155.
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The Budget Report of the State Board of Finance and Control ...
India (Digestive) Biscuit Laxa Laxative Biscuit (Kellogg) Mansfield's Agar Agar Wafers Oval Digestive Biscuit (H. & P.) Uncle Sam Health Food Zim Miscellaneous Preparations. Dieto Nut Cereal Dieto Wheat and Barley Cereal Jireh Wheat Nuts ...
Connecticut. Board of Finance and Control, 1919
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AllanBakes Really Good Cheesecakes
Add cocoa powder and whisk until combined. Spoon cream into a piping bag fitted with a piping tip and pipe into jars. • Top with raspberries and serve chilled. Cempedak Cheesecake Makes one 19‐cmround cake DIGESTIVE BISCUIT BASE ...
Allan Teoh, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIGESTIVE BISCUIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term digestive biscuit is used in the context of the following news items.
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15 funniest tweets of the week: from Kanye to heatwaves
richard ayoade (@RichardAyoade) July 1, 2015. 9. Talking of rock gods, is that Lionel Richie masquerading as a digestive biscuit? Hello. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Building the ultimate gourmet s'more
Sprinkle almonds on a digestive biscuit or graham cracker half. Top with milk chocolate. Toast marshmallow to your desired doneness. «Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Jul 15»
3
Taking the biscuit: How throwing a digestive is now classed a …
Could a digestive biscuit really be an offensive weapon? GETTY. Could a digestive biscuit really be an offensive weapon? The victim suffered ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Britannia, Parle, Anmol, GAIA & Others: The Best Digestive Biscuit in …
Britannia, Parle, Anmol, GAIA & Others: The Best Digestive Biscuit in India Dunking a crisp, feather light biscuit in a hot cup of tea is one of the ... «NDTV, Jun 15»
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Your Voice Tuesday June 16
Apparently a well-known biscuit manufacturer replied to a query saying the chocolate on a chocolate digestive biscuit is on the bottom of the ... «Evening Telegraph, Jun 15»
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Churches support World Blood Donor Day
... as a gift to strangers whom they will never knowingly meet as a natural act of faith, asking in return only a cup of tea and a digestive biscuit.". «Independent Catholic News, Jun 15»
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All men look the same to me. It's starting to get embarrassing
I didn't so much see a face as a digestive biscuit with eyes. It took me weeks, or even months to learn his watery, Margaret Keane-esque ... «New Statesman, Jun 15»
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National biscuit day: what does your favourite biscuit say about you?
The nation-wide poll suggested digestive biscuit lovers are most likely to describe themselves as fun-loving, fruit shortcake enthusiasts see ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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Ronda Rousey is too famous to get a match on Tinder
We can't get enough Ronda Rousey in our lives and we're not just saying that because she could snap our arm like a digestive biscuit. «SportsJOE, May 15»
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How to stay up for tonight's election results
Don't go rustling too far into the treat cupboard, a hearty digestive biscuit and a few slices of toast are sufficient to keep you going throughout ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Digestive biscuit [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/digestive-biscuit>. Apr 2024 ».
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