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 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

It is the indigestibility of fat, and this property of delaying the digestion of other foods, chiefly that render pastry and cakes so deleterious to health.

From Science in the Kitchen. by Kellogg, Mrs. E. E.

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 Clark, Charles Heber

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 Daniel, Florence