dieticadj.n.
/dʌɪˈɛtɪk/ A. adj.
Of or pertaining to diet; = dietetic adj.
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the world > food and drink > food > diet > [adjective]
dietetic1579
dietary1614
dietetical1620
dietical1634
dietic1716
1716 M. Davies Diss. Physick 39 in Athenæ Britannicæ III Whence came the Dietick and Gymnastick Physick.
1716 M. Davies Diss. Physick 52 in Athenæ Britannicæ III This regular Diætick Branch of the most natural kind of Physick.
1775 E. Barry Observ. Wines Ancients 356 The best dietic rules for preserving health.
1883 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Dietic diseases, diseases caused by inattention to wholesome rules of diet.
A dietetic article or application. Obsolete.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicines used to affect nutrition > [noun]
alterativea1398
dietic1659
alleotic1721
alterant1722
eutrophic1884
1659 J. Gauden Ἱερα Δακρυα 397 If it be not drawn away by..gentle dieticks or healing applications.
1659 J. Gauden Slight Healers of Public Hurts (1660) 28.
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