indigestibility
Americannoun
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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
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 James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
That evening her milk seemed thin, and the judge attributed it to the indigestibility of the table-cloth.
From Elbow-Room A Novel Without a Plot by Charles Heber Clark
The supposed indigestibility of the nut is due to two things, eating when already satiated with food; that is, taking the nut as a surplus food, and second, neglecting to masticate the nuts thoroughly.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920 by Northern Nut Growers Association
They will come out crisp and flaky, and free from all objections on the score of indigestibility.
From The Myrtle Reed Cook Book by Myrtle Reed
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