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digestible (adj.)

"capable of being digested," late 14c., from Old French digestible, from Latin digestibilis, from digest-, past-participle stem of digerere "to separate, divide, arrange," etymologically "to carry apart," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + gerere "to carry" (see gest).

Origin and meaning of digestible

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Definitions of digestible from WordNet

digestible (adj.)
capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal;
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