figurative. Something pleasant and held to be nourishing to the mind or spirit.

Nourishing richness; the most rich, succulent, or nourishing part of something. Frequently in marrow and fatness. Obsolete.

A food or (esp. alcoholic) drink with medicinal or health-giving properties, esp. one that is thought to invigorate the heart, stimulate the…

A nourishing item of food. In later use: a nourishing component of food; a nutrient.

A nutritious substance.

A mineral nutrient that is required in relatively large amounts. Cf. macroelement, n., mineral, n. 2d.

Physiology. A nutrient belonging to one of the three major food groups (carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids) required by animals, esp. as opposed to…

A substance of plant origin which has nutritional value. Also: a nutritional supplement based on such a substance; a nutraceutical.