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NONDIGESTIBLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nondigestible mean?
• NONDIGESTIBLE (adjective)
The adjective NONDIGESTIBLE has 1 sense:
1. not digestible
Familiarity information: NONDIGESTIBLE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not digestible
Similar:
indigestible (digested with difficulty)
Context examples
Nondigestible in mammals, lactulose passes unabsorbed down to the large intestine where resident bacteria consume it and produce lactic, acetic, and formic acids, which draw fluid into the bowel to soften the stool (laxative effect).
(Lactulose, NCI Thesaurus)
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