indigestibles
Cannot break down
Things that cannot be digested—foods or substances the body fails to break down and absorb.
Dietary fiber is technically indigestible but beneficial; other indigestibles simply pass through.
The word extends figuratively to ideas or information too difficult to process or accept: The report was full of indigestibles—statistics no one could make sense of.
Plant wall polysaccharide
- ligninStructural plant polymer
- chitinArthropod shell polymer
- keratinStructural hair protein
- roughageIndigestible food matter
fiber · bran · husks · rinds · stalks · gristle · cartilage · sinew
Blocked airway condition
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- perforationHole punched through something
- impactionFirmly lodged condition
bezoar · foreign body · swallowing · aspiration · lodged · stuck · intestinal · bowel
Capable of being molded
- metalHard conductive solid
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
- styrofoamExpanded plastic foam material
ceramics · wood · leather · paper · cork · sand · rocks · hair
Sharp, unpleasant taste
- sourSharp, biting taste
- rancidDecomposed fat's quality
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
nauseating · foul · disgusting · repulsive · offensive · unappetizing · distasteful · unsavory
Capable of causing death
- venomousProducing injected toxins
- lethalCausing or capable of death
- harmfulCausing damage or injury
- noxiousHarmful, especially when inhaled
carcinogenic · toxins · contaminants · pesticides · allergens · pathogens · spoiled · rancid
cellulose
Plant wall polysaccharide
roughage · fiber · bran · husks · rinds · stalks · gristle · cartilage · sinew · pith
choking
Blocked airway condition
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- perforationHole punched through something
impaction · bezoar · foreign body · swallowing · aspiration · lodged · stuck · intestinal · bowel · esophageal
plastic
Capable of being molded
styrofoam · ceramics · wood · leather · paper · cork · sand · rocks · hair · feathers
bitter
Sharp, unpleasant taste
revolting · nauseating · foul · disgusting · repulsive · offensive · unappetizing · distasteful · unsavory · putrid
poisonous
Capable of causing death
noxious · carcinogenic · toxins · contaminants · pesticides · allergens · pathogens · spoiled · rancid · contaminated