nutriment
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.
Origin of nutriment
1Other words from nutriment
- nu·tri·men·tal [noo-truh-men-tl, nyoo-], /ˌnu trəˈmɛn tl, ˌnyu-/, adjective
- non·nu·tri·ment, noun
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How to use nutriment in a sentence
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The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinBarley was not much used, for it was thought to lack nutriment, and therefore to be unfit for laborers.
The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone JohnstonThe Normal Schools are sustained by the common schools; and these latter, in return, draw their best nutriment from the former.
Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions | George S. BoutwellIt is apparent therefore, that whatever nutriment or energy Sanatogen supplies must be dependent on its main constituent casein.
It is very good food; one acre gives as much nutriment as six acres of wheat.
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British Dictionary definitions for nutriment
/ (ˈnjuːtrɪmənt) /
any material providing nourishment
Origin of nutriment
1Derived forms of nutriment
- nutrimental (ˌnjuːtrɪˈmɛntəl), adjective
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