indigestible

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Recent Examples of indigestible 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 The prebiotics found in supplements and food are an indigestible fiber that passes through your digestive tract until reaching your colon. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025 Twenty elephants lost their lives at this single site after eating indigestible wrappers. — Doc Louallen, ABC News, 27 Aug. 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 See All Example Sentences for indigestible
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undigestible
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  • 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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