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nutriment
[ noo-truh-muhnt, nyoo- ]
noun
- any substance or matter that, taken into a living organism, serves to sustain it in its existence, promoting growth, replacing loss, and providing energy.
- anything that nourishes; nourishment; food.
nutriment
/ ˌnjuːtrɪˈmɛntəl; ˈnjuːtrɪmənt /
noun
- any material providing nourishment
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Derived Forms
- nutrimental, adjective
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Other Words From
- nu·tri·men·tal [noo-tr, uh, -, men, -tl, nyoo-], adjective
- non·nutri·ment noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nutriment1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nutriment1
C16: from Latin nūtrīmentum, from nūtrīre to nourish
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Example Sentences
She habitually ate chocolates for their sustaining quality; they contained much nutriment in small compass, she said.
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Barley was not much used, for it was thought to lack nutriment, and therefore to be unfit for laborers.
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The Normal Schools are sustained by the common schools; and these latter, in return, draw their best nutriment from the former.
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It is apparent therefore, that whatever nutriment or energy Sanatogen supplies must be dependent on its main constituent casein.
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It is very good food; one acre gives as much nutriment as six acres of wheat.
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