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DIGESTIBLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal

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Adjectives

Similar:

assimilable (able to be absorbed and incorporated into body tissues)

light (easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned)

predigested (artificially partially digested as by enzymatic action)

Also:

comestible; eatable; edible (suitable for use as food)

Antonym:

indigestible (digested with difficulty)

Derivation:

digest (become assimilated into the body)

digest (convert food into absorbable substances)

digestibility; digestibleness (the property of being easy to digest)

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