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Recent Examples of absorbable
Soil conditions like pH and moisture also affect how quickly shells break down and become absorbable.
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Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 25 May 2026
Meat is one of the best sources of heme-iron, a highly absorbable form of the mineral.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 27 Apr. 2026
Canned shellfish like clams, mussels and oysters are some of the highest in absorbable iron and are also high in protein.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
This function helps directly raise magnesium levels in the brain, which makes the mineral more useful throughout the body compared with other, less absorbable forms of magnesium.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Energy-dense, highly palatable, rapidly absorbable, ultraprocessed foods that have altered our metabolism and have resulted in the greatest increase in chronic disease in our history.
—Sarah Koch, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Next, doctors performed reconstruction on each twin using absorbable mesh and complex soft tissue and skin coverage with flaps.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 25 May 2026
Meat is one of the best sources of heme-iron, a highly absorbable form of the mineral.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 27 Apr. 2026
Canned shellfish like clams, mussels and oysters are some of the highest in absorbable iron and are also high in protein.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
This function helps directly raise magnesium levels in the brain, which makes the mineral more useful throughout the body compared with other, less absorbable forms of magnesium.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Energy-dense, highly palatable, rapidly absorbable, ultraprocessed foods that have altered our metabolism and have resulted in the greatest increase in chronic disease in our history.
—Sarah Koch, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Next, doctors performed reconstruction on each twin using absorbable mesh and complex soft tissue and skin coverage with flaps.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for absorbable
Adjective
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This disaccharide is different from the digestible simple monosaccharide sugars birds consume when eating the fruit on your trees.—
Gemma Johnstone,
The Spruce,
24 May 2026
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Rover’s curation is key; while the goal is to have a solid catalogue, the team is focused on building it in a slow, digestible way that ensures the content offers something learnable.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Most colostrum supplements come in powder, capsule, or chewable tablet form.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
20 Apr. 2026
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The small, chewable ice makes all the difference in texture.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Remove non-edible decorations before serving.—
Kate Bradshaw,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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This reduces the risk of contamination from the outside of the fruit making it onto the edible part.—
Alexandra Frost,
USA Today,
25 May 2026
Adjective
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And there’s been a growing awareness among consumers about skin aging and acne that are linked to internal factors of hormones, strength, stress and metabolism — making ingestible products more effective.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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Peptides — those injectable, ingestible, spreadable, sprayable compounds that seem to be taking the health nuts of the world by storm — aren’t going away.—
Joe Wilkins Published Mar 18,
Futurism,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Origin of Ingestible Devices The idea of a smart capsule has been around since the late 1950s, when researchers first experimented with swallowable devices to record temperature, gastric pH, or pressure inside the digestive tract.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Feb. 2026
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More recently, some transplants have been delivered in swallowable capsules.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Absorbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absorbable. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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