nu'tritionary
World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | a process in animals and plants involving the intake of nutrient materials and their subsequent assimilation into the tissuesRelated: alimentary, trophic |
| 2. | the act or process of nourishing |
| 3. | the study of nutrition, esp in humans |
| Related: alimentary, trophic | |
| [C16: from Late Latin nūtrītiō, from nūtrīre to nourish] | |
| nu'tritional | |
| —adj | |
| nu'tritionary | |
| —adj | |
| nu'tritionally | |
| —adv | |
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