Definition of "digesters" [digesters]

• Plural form of digester. (noun)

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• "Any sewage the critters haven ' t then devoured is sent through the process a second time — think of it as leftovers — or placed in tanks, aptly called digesters and heated to 95 degrees to stimulate the growth of different sludge-loving bacteria."
• "There are saucepans now called digesters, which are most useful as stock pots, but any good-sized saucepan or boiler will do very well indeed."
• "The sulphite process is substantially the same except that the chips are thrown into what are called digesters and fed with the chemicals which form an acid sulphite."