indigestible
indigestible
Definition
in·di·gest·ible (in′di jes′tə bəl, -dī-)
adjective
- that cannot be digested
- not easily digested
Etymology: L indigestibilis
in′·di·gest′·ibil′·ity noun
indigestible
Synonyms
indigestible
modif.
indigestible
Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- make: That would, however, be very hard on the girl, and would make the story even more indigestible than it otherwise is.
Modifies a noun
- fiber: Their needs for indigestible fiber are well supplied in the whole grain element of their diet.
- food: The indigestible food which remains makes up the bulk of the feces.
- material: Indigestible material - mainly soil particles of mineral origin - pass out at the anus, together with the feces - egestion.
- part: Here are four main things you can do: Eat more fiber Fiber is the name given to the indigestible part of food.
- carbohydrate: Fiber is the indigestible carbohydrate in food, which acts like a broom to sweep out the digestive tract.
- cellulose: This is because, unlike Chlorella algae, Spirulina's cell wall is soft and does not contain indigestible cellulose.
Modifying Another Word
- somewhat: Felafel are delicious snacks, but hard work to make and can be somewhat indigestible if not properly cooked.
- almost: The modern world creates a daily diet of almost indigestible stress.
- otherwise: The colonic bacterial flora salvages nutrients from otherwise indigestible fiber.
- completely: Including other topics would probably have quickly led to something that was completely indigestible.
Used with adjective complement
- seem: In some ways it seems indigestible, unmanageable and not do able.
Browse dictionary entries near indigestible
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- indigo
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