Meaning | capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal. |
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Narrower | assimilable | able to be absorbed and incorporated into body tissues |
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light | easily assimilated in the alimentary canal |
predigested | artificially partially digested as by enzymatic action |
See also | edible, comestible, eatable | Suitable for use as food |
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Opposite | indigestible | digested with difficulty |
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Spanish | digerible, digestible |
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Catalan | digerible |
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Nouns | digestibility, digestibleness | the property of being easy to digest |
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Verbs | digest | become assimilated into the body |
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digest | convert food into absorbable substances |