inedible
not edible; unfit to be eaten.
Origin of inedible
1Other words from inedible
- in·ed·i·bil·i·ty, noun
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How to use inedible in a sentence
True to its name, the batch I made was virtually inedible and could have doubled as sidewalk chalk.
Now, engineers have fashioned a new strain of yeast that can convert this inedible debris into ethanol, a biofuel.
A tweaked yeast can make ethanol from cornstalks and a harvest’s other leftovers | Nikk Ogasa | July 7, 2021 | Science NewsAs the name implies, this type needs to be freed of their inedible pods before consumption.
Peas please! Shelling, snow and snap are at their peak | Aaron Hutcherson | April 16, 2021 | Washington PostThese flat pods are picked when the seeds within are just beginning to take shape, but if allowed to mature further, the pod becomes tough and inedible, requiring the seeds to be shelled to be eaten.
Peas please! Shelling, snow and snap are at their peak | Aaron Hutcherson | April 16, 2021 | Washington PostGroats are the entire kernel of the oat, with just the inedible husk removed.
Get to know your oats, and all the types and ways to eat them | Becky Krystal | April 12, 2021 | Washington Post
After determining that the bee pollen and mushroom broth were inedible, the “detox” quickly went downhill.
We Were Gwyneth’s GOOP Guinea Pigs | Erin Cunningham, Olivia Nuzzi | March 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen he served in base with a privatized mess hall, dinner was "inedible."
When The Iran Obsession Meets The Free-Market Fetish | Gershom Gorenberg | September 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTMenhaden fish, found near the surface of the water, are inedible but are now being used for making fertilizer and oil in Virginia.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyThey were all legs and teeth and bristly fur, the meat almost inedible.
Space Prison | Tom GodwinIn India the bird is considered inedible, but we were glad of it in Tibet, and discovered no trace of fishy flavour.
The Unveiling of Lhasa | Edmund CandlerCamembert at its best is one of the finest of all cheeses; when bad, it becomes quickly inedible and is a total loss.
The Book of Cheese | Charles Thom and Walter Warner FiskAs with other valuable things, this inedible fruit is food for quarrelling.
British Dictionary definitions for inedible
/ (ɪnˈɛdɪbəl) /
not fit to be eaten; uneatable
Derived forms of inedible
- inedibility, noun
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