Roughage is that part of food the body can't digest.
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Roughage
/ˈɹʌfɪd͡ʒ/
Synonyms for "roughage" (13 found)
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6 entriescattle feeddietary fiberforage qualitypasture forageroughage contentroughage intake
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Roughage is the part of food the body can't digest.
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The results of this experiment, as given in Table VII, show that sweet-clover hay is practically equal to red-clover and alfalfa and greatly superior to prairie hay for roughage for steers.
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I keep telling her not to eat all that roughage for brekky; prunes, bran, and baked beans.
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