1. not able to be absorbed or taken in by the body or another substance
Usage: medical; technical

Examples

• The surgeon used nonabsorbable sutures that would need to be removed later.
• Nonabsorbable fibers pass through the digestive system unchanged.
• The medication contains nonabsorbable compounds that act locally in the intestines.
• Nonabsorbable materials are often used in medical implants.
• The study compared absorbable versus nonabsorbable surgical threads.
• Nonabsorbable substances can help with certain digestive conditions.