1. A vessel or apparatus in which materials are digested, especially by heat and pressure; commonly used in industrial processes such as pulp and paper manufacturing.
Usage: technical; industrial
2. A person or organism that digests food or other substances.
Usage: rare; formal

Examples

• The pulp mill uses a large digestor to break down wood chips into pulp.
• In the digestor, high temperature and pressure accelerate the chemical breakdown of the raw materials.
• The digestor vessel must be carefully maintained to withstand the extreme conditions inside.
• Workers monitored the digestor's pressure gauges throughout the production cycle.
• The new digestor design improved efficiency and reduced processing time.