alimentation
noun
al·i·men·ta·tion ˌa-lə-mən-ˈtā-shən 
-ˌmen-
: the act or process of affording nutriment or nourishment
intravenous alimentation
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Panicked buyers swept up fundamentals of alimentation and elimination: yeast, flour, bathroom tissue. 
Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2020
Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2020 Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French, "nourishment, sustenance," borrowed from Medieval Latin alimentātiōn-, alimentātiō, from Late Latin alimentāre "to nourish, maintain" + Latin -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at aliment entry 2
First Known Use
circa 1656, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
alimentation
noun
al·i·men·ta·tion ˌal-ə-mən-ˈtā-shən, -ˌmen-
: the act or process of affording nutriment or nourishment
intravenous alimentation
- crackback
- crackbacks
- crackbrain
- crackbrained
- crackbrains
- crackdown
- crackdowns
- cracked
- cracked (on)
- cracked cocoa
- cracked down
- cracked down (on)
- cracked down on
- cracked heels
- cracked into
- cracked on
- cracked plate
- cracked stem
- cracked up
- cracked up to be
- cracked wise
- cracker
- cracker mill
- cracker-barrel
- cracker-off