nutriment

[ noo-truh-muhnt, nyoo- ]
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noun
  1. any substance or matter that, taken into a living organism, serves to sustain it in its existence, promoting growth, replacing loss, and providing energy.

  2. anything that nourishes; nourishment; food.

Origin of nutriment

1
1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin nūtrīmentum nourishment, equivalent to nūtrī(re) to nourish, feed + -mentum-ment

Other words from nutriment

  • nu·tri·men·tal [noo-truh-men-tl, nyoo-], /ˌnu trəˈmɛn tl, ˌnyu-/, adjective
  • non·nu·tri·ment, noun

Words Nearby nutriment

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How to use nutriment in a sentence

  • It is very good food; one acre gives as much nutriment as six acres of wheat.

    Martin Rattler | R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for nutriment

nutriment

/ (ˈnjuːtrɪmənt) /


noun
  1. any material providing nourishment

Origin of nutriment

1
C16: from Latin nūtrīmentum, from nūtrīre to nourish

Derived forms of nutriment

  • nutrimental (ˌnjuːtrɪˈmɛntəl), adjective

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