indigestibility
Gut cannot handle
Indigestibility is the quality of being difficult or impossible to digest.
Food with high indigestibility passes through the gut without being fully broken down: The indigestibility of cellulose is why humans can't live on grass.
The word extends to anything hard to absorb or process: the indigestibility of dense academic prose.
Swollen, expanded state
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- heartburnGastric acid irritation
- dyspepsiaImpaired digestion causing discomfort
- crampsInvoluntary muscle tightening
flatulence · acid reflux · belching · distension · queasiness · gassiness · upset stomach · abdominal pain
Dull, overly traditional
- leadenOppressively heavy or dull
- denseClosely packed together
- heavyOf great mass
- soddenSaturated with liquid
soggy · lumpy · rich · cloying · bloating · laden · thick · filling
Sharp, unpleasant taste
- sourSharp, biting taste
- rancidDecomposed fat's quality
- acridUnpleasantly sharp-smelling
- astringentTissue-contracting agent
tannic · pungent · metallic · unpalatable · unappetizing · off-putting · foul · disagreeable
State of elaborate complexity
- complexityState of being complicated
- abstrusenessDifficult to understand
- obscurityState of being unknown
- impenetrabilityResistance to penetration
opacity · denseness · difficulty · incomprehensibility · convolution · turgidity · opaqueness · inaccessibility
bloating
Swollen, expanded state
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- heartburnGastric acid irritation
- dyspepsiaImpaired digestion causing discomfort
cramps · flatulence · acid reflux · belching · distension · queasiness · gassiness · upset stomach · abdominal pain · colic
stodgy
Dull, overly traditional
sodden · soggy · lumpy · rich · cloying · bloating · laden · thick · filling · satiety
fibrous
Made of threads
spicy · rich · starchy · acidic · raw · unripe · undercooked · gristly · tough · leguminous
bitter
Sharp, unpleasant taste
astringent · tannic · pungent · metallic · unpalatable · unappetizing · off-putting · foul · disagreeable · unsavory
intricacy
State of elaborate complexity
- complexityState of being complicated
- abstrusenessDifficult to understand
- obscurityState of being unknown
impenetrability · opacity · denseness · difficulty · incomprehensibility · convolution · turgidity · opaqueness · inaccessibility · bewilderment
indigestibilitydigestibility
Ease of nutrient absorption
absorbability · palatability · bioavailability · edibility · lightness
indigestibilitydigestibility
Ease of nutrient absorption
accessibility · comprehensibility · clarity · intelligibility · understandability
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