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digestive biscuit

digestive biscuit noun: a semisweet biscuit; sometimes dunked in tea, or crushed as the base of a cheesecake.

Noun

digestive biscuit (plural digestive biscuits)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A semisweet biscuit; sometimes dunked in tea, or crushed as the base of a cheesecake

Forms of digestive biscuit

pluraldigestive biscuits

Origin of digestive biscuit

The baking soda in the recipe was thought to have antacid properties and thus to aid digestion.

Questions about digestive biscuit

What does digestive biscuit mean?
Digestive biscuit means a semisweet biscuit; sometimes dunked in tea, or crushed as the base of a cheesecake.
What part of speech is digestive biscuit?
Digestive biscuit is a noun.
What is the plural of digestive biscuit?
The plural of digestive biscuit is digestive biscuits.

Words near digestive biscuit in the dictionary

  1. digesting
  2. digestion
  3. digestional
  4. digestions
  5. digestive
  6. digestive biscuit
  7. digestive biscuits
  8. digestive system
  9. digestive systems
  10. digestive tract
  11. digestive tracts

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