digestible

[ dih-jes-tuh-buhl, dahy- ]
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adjective
  1. capable of being digested; readily digested.

Origin of digestible

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin dīgestibilis<Latin dīgest(us) (see digest) + -ibilis-ible

Other words from digestible

  • di·gest·i·bil·i·ty, noun
  • di·gest·i·bly, adverb
  • non·di·gest·i·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·di·gest·i·ble, adjective
  • non·di·gest·i·ble·ness, noun
  • non·di·gest·i·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for digestible

digestible

/ (dɪˈdʒɛstəbəl, daɪ-) /


adjective
  1. capable of being digested or easy to digest

Derived forms of digestible

  • digestibility or digestibleness, noun
  • digestibly, adverb

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