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indigestibility

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[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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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

For myself I am inclined to believe that their supposed indigestibility, etc., arises from the fact that they are generally cooked in hard water.

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

Part of it, no doubt, passes unchanged through its body, either owing to its indigestibility, or to its being given in excess.

From The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock by Sir Charles Alexander Cameron

Indeed, an excellent prophylactic in the matter of indigestion is to prevent as far as possible all conversation at table about the indigestibility of food.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

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 Florence Daniel

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