roughage — 1883, rough grass or weeds, from ROUGH (Cf. rough) + AGE (Cf. age). Meaning coarse, bulky food first recorded 1927 … Etymology dictionary
roughage — ► NOUN ▪ fibrous indigestible material in vegetable foodstuffs which aids the passage of food and waste products through the gut … English terms dictionary
roughage — ☆ roughage [ruf′ij ] n. rough material; coarse substance; specif., coarse food or fodder, as bran, straw, vegetable peel, etc., containing a relatively high proportion of cellulose and other indigestible constituents and serving in the diet as a… … English World dictionary
roughage — Fiber Fi ber, Fibre Fi bre,, n. [F. fibre, L. fibra.] 1. One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as, the fiber of flax or of muscle. [1913 Webster] 2. Any fine, slender thread,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
roughage — [[t]rʌ̱fɪʤ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Roughage consists of the tough parts of vegetables and grains that help you to digest your food and help your bowels to work properly. Syn: fibre … English dictionary
roughage — noun (U) a substance contained in some foods that helps your bowels to work; dietary fibre: Wholemeal bread is a valuable source of roughage … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
roughage — noun Date: circa 1900 fiber 1d; also food containing much indigestible material acting as fiber … New Collegiate Dictionary
roughage — in aquaculture, a feed containing a high percentage of indigestible constituents such as cellulose … Dictionary of ichthyology
roughage — /ruf ij/, n. 1. rough or coarse material. 2. any coarse, rough food for livestock. 3. fiber (def. 9). [1880 85; ROUGH + AGE] * * * … Universalium
roughage — noun dietary fibre … Wiktionary
roughage — Anything in the diet, e.g., bran, serving as a bulk stimulant of intestinal peristalsis. * * * rough·age rəf ij n FIBER (2) also food (as bran) containing much indigestible material acting as fiber * * * n … Medical dictionary
