消化腺

消化腺	xiāo huà xiàn	digestive glands
消	xiāo	to diminish; to subside / to consume; to reduce / to idle away (the time) / (after 不 or 只 or 何 etc) to need; to require; to take
消化	xiāo huà	to digest (food) / (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process
化	huā	variant of 花
化	huà	to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化学
腺	xiàn	gland