nonabsorbable
/ˌnɑnəbˈzɔrbəbəl/
adjective
- Not able to be absorbed, especially by the body or by a material.
- The doctor used nonabsorbable sutures that had to be removed after the wound healed.
- The packaging is made of a nonabsorbable plastic that does not soak up liquids.
- Some food additives are nonabsorbable and pass through the digestive system unchanged.
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