indigestibility

American  

[in-di-jes-tuh-bi-li-tee, in-dahy-] / ˌɪn dɪˌdʒɛs təˈbɪ lɪ ti, ˌɪn daɪ- /

noun

1. the quality of being difficult or impossible to digest.

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Example Sentences

There was a half-serious discussion about the indigestibility of raw onion, and Ike remarked that they had once bothered him, but he hadn't been upset by them for a long time.

From Time Magazine Archive

The chief objection to nuts is supposed to be on account of their indigestibility.

From Food Remedies Facts About Foods And Their Medicinal Uses by Daniel, Florence

The gooseberry is less wholesome on account of the indigestibility of the skin, which is too frequently swallowed.

From The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Disease by Bull, Thomas

There are unfavorable suggestions in the minds of many with regard to the supposed indigestibility of potatoes, turnips, carrots, beans and occasionally with regard to tomatoes, lettuce, or the like.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

This is true, but does not carry with it the inference that indigestibility accompanies this coagulation.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)