indigestible

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Recent Examples of indigestible Spaghetti squash contains polysaccharides, a type of indigestible fiber that may help prevent blood sugar from rising after eating. Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2026 The cave floor was covered in layers of fossils — including sloths, birds, and reptiles — mostly derived from owl pellets (indigestible remains coughed up by owls). Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025 Around 20 elephants died over an eight-year period at a single site in Ampara after consuming indigestible food wrappers and other plastic waste. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Whichever predator was involved, Henrici notes that the regurgitalite confirms that one of these animals snacked broadly on the smaller critters around it and could vomit up indigestible material, much as modern owls and Komodo dragons do today. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for indigestible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indigestible
undigestible
Adjective
  • Some geophytes are edible raw, though others can be toxic or virtually undigestible.
    Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2020
  • While most people can safely include and benefit from whole and minimally processed forms of soy in their diet, soy is a top allergen and many soy foods contain those undigestible carbs (those FODMAPs again) that can trigger GI distress.
    NBC News, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2019

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“Indigestible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indigestible. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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