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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

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 Cameron, Charles Alexander, Sir

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 Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

The leaves are eaten raw with pickled fish to correct its oily indigestibility.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

Was later mal de mared, swam ashore, and thanked his lucky stars for his indigestibility and the illness of his rescuer.

From Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be by Gordon, Irwin Leslie

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