单词 | nutraceutical |
释义 | nutraceuticaln.adj. A. n. A foodstuff, food additive, or dietary supplement that has beneficial physiological effects but is not essential to the diet. Also called functional food. Chiefly in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > pure, whole, or health food natural food1671 nature food1847 wholefood1880 health food1882 nutraceutical1990 phytonutrient1994 1990 Food Engin. (Nexis) Oct. 21 Stephen DeFelice chairman of the foundation [for Innovation in Medicine] defines nutraceuticals as nutritional products that have disease-related benefits, such as dietary supplements, isolated natural substances and genetically-engineered designer foods. 1994 Sci. Amer. Sept. 86/3 The process for approving a nutraceutical would resemble that used to grant exclusive marketing status to pharmaceuticals for rare diseases, which are called orphan drugs. 1996 European 30 May (Mag. Suppl.) 20/2 Functional foods—also called nutraceuticals and pharmafoods—are medicines to tickle the taste buds. 2000 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Electronic ed.) 28 Feb. Companies have been slow to market products as containing nutraceuticals because of concerns about costs and federal regulations. B. adj. (attributive). Of, relating to, or of the nature of nutraceuticals or their use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > nourishing nourishing1340 marrowya1382 nutrimentala1398 feeding1398 marroweda1400 nourishanta1400 nurshing?c1425 nutritivec1450 nutrativec1487 nourishable1496 hearty?1550 battling1555 nurturable1579 alimental1586 nutrible1607 alimentary1608 nutrimentive1610 refective1611 battlesome1627 alible1653 nurturing?a1659 alimentous1659 alimonious1659 polytrophic1659 nutrient1661 nutritious1665 alimentarious1671 foodful1735 nutritionarya1852 nutritional1858 nutraceutical1990 1990 Food Engin. (Nexis) Oct. 21 (heading) Nutraceutical conference tackles food/drug question. 1991 Chain Drug Rev. (Nexis) 25 Feb. rx4 Nutraceutical class urged. The creation of a new class of products that do not fit the concepts of either food or drugs is being called for. 1996 Food Engin. (Nexis) July–Aug. 11 Japan and other Asian countries, of course, are leading the pack with many nutraceutical products on the supermarket shelves. 2000 Science (Electronic ed.) 14 Apr. There might even be a nutraceutical angle: These commensal epitopes could be offered as optional genetically engineered food additives. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1990 |
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