In certain organisms, these smaller substances are absorbed through the small intestine into the blood stream. Digestion is a form of catabolism that is often divided into two processes based on how food is broken down: mechanical and chemical digestion. The term mechanical digestion refers to the physical breakdown of large pieces of food into smaller pieces which can subsequently be accessed by digestive enzymes.
shibboleth (plural shibboleths) 1  A word, especially seen as a test, to distinguish someone as belonging to a particular nation, class, profession etc. 2  A common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth. It's about time we abandoned the bourgeois shibboleth that earning money makes you a better person.
1. the principles, doctrines, and practices of mysticism. 2. the interpretation of mysteries, as the Eleusinian. â mystagogue, n. â mystagogic, mystagogical, adj. mystagogue. a teacher of mystical doctrines. omphalopsychism. the practice of staring at oneâs navel to induce a mystical trance.Also called omphaloskepsis.. the occult concepts, ideas, or philosophy set forth in the writings of the hermeticists of the late Middle Ages and the early Renaissance. 2. adherence to, belief in, or propagation of these concepts and ideas.