nutriment

[ noo-truh-muhnt, nyoo- ]

/ ˈnu trə mənt, ˈnyu- /

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noun

any substance or matter that, taken into a living organism, serves to sustain it in its existence, promoting growth, replacing loss, and providing energy.

anything that nourishes; nourishment; food.

Origin of nutriment

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-/, adjectivenon·nu·tri·ment, noun

Words nearby nutriment

nutrient foramen, nutrient vessel, nutrigenetics, nutrigenomics, Nutrilite, nutriment, nutrition, nutritionist, nutritionist's calorie, nutritious, nutritive

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Example sentences from the Web for nutriment

Five minutes' boiling will extract from the meat every particle of its nutriment and flavor.
Twenty-Five Cent Dinners for Families of Six|Juliet Corson
Shall we begin our inquiry from the beginning, as it were, with the bare elements of food and nutriment?
The Memorabilia|Xenophon
The placenta appears first to draw this nutriment, to convert this milk into blood, and to carry it to the fœtus by veins.
Buffon's Natural History, Volume III (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
An additional factor steps in when species do not absorb their nutriment at the same season of the year.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park

Crops should also succeed each other in such a way that the soil may not be exhausted of any one particular kind of nutriment.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for nutriment

nutriment

/ (ˈnjuːtrɪmənt) /

noun

any material providing nourishment

Derived forms of nutriment

nutrimental (ˌnjuːtrɪˈmɛntəl), adjective

Word Origin for nutriment

C16: from Latin nūtrīmentum, from nūtrīre to nourish

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for nutriment

nutriment

[ nōō′trə-mənt ]

n.

A source of nourishment; food.

An agent that promotes growth or development.

单词	nutriment
释义	nutriment [ noo-truh-muhnt, nyoo- ] / ˈnu trə mənt, ˈnyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nutriment ON THESAURUS.COM noun any substance or matter that, taken into a living organism, serves to sustain it in its existence, promoting growth, replacing loss, and providing energy. anything that nourishes; nourishment; food. Origin of nutriment 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-/, adjectivenon·nu·tri·ment, noun Words nearby nutriment nutrient foramen, nutrient vessel, nutrigenetics, nutrigenomics, Nutrilite, nutriment, nutrition, nutritionist, nutritionist's calorie, nutritious, nutritive Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nutriment Five minutes' boiling will extract from the meat every particle of its nutriment and flavor. Twenty-Five Cent Dinners for Families of Six\|Juliet Corson Shall we begin our inquiry from the beginning, as it were, with the bare elements of food and nutriment? The Memorabilia\|Xenophon The placenta appears first to draw this nutriment, to convert this milk into blood, and to carry it to the fœtus by veins. Buffon's Natural History, Volume III (of 10)\|Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon An additional factor steps in when species do not absorb their nutriment at the same season of the year. Introduction to the Science of Sociology\|Robert E. Park Crops should also succeed each other in such a way that the soil may not be exhausted of any one particular kind of nutriment. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley British Dictionary definitions for nutriment nutriment / (ˈnjuːtrɪmənt) / noun any material providing nourishment Derived forms of nutriment nutrimental (ˌnjuːtrɪˈmɛntəl), adjective Word Origin for nutriment C16: from Latin nūtrīmentum, from nūtrīre to nourish Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to nutriment nutrition, provisions, aliment, support, nourishment, diet, sustenance Medical definitions for nutriment nutriment [ nōō′trə-mənt ] n. A source of nourishment; food. An agent that promotes growth or development. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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nutriment

noun

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Example sentences from the Web for nutriment

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noun

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Word Origin for nutriment

Words related to nutriment

Medical definitions for nutriment

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