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nutriment
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nutriment
n.
that which nourishes, source of sustenance
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Nutrition
Nutrition is the science that interprets the interaction of nutrients and other substances in food (e.g. phytonutrients, anthocyanins, tannins, etc.) in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism. It includes food intake, absorption, assimilation, biosynthesis, catabolism and excretion.
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nutriment
Noun
1. a source of materials to nourish the body
(synonym) nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
(hypernym) food, nutrient
(hyponym) milk
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Nutriment
(n.)
That which promotes development or growth.
That which promotes development or growth.
(n.)
That which nourishes; anything which promotes growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life; food; aliment.
That which nourishes; anything which promotes growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life; food; aliment.
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food (aliment, comestible, foodstuff, nutriment)
Broadly (in human nutrition), anything that contains or consists of nutrients and is regarded by a people as appropriate for consumption.
