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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nu•tri•tive (no̅o̅′tri tiv, nyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation adj. - Nutritionserving to nourish;
providing nutriment; nutritious. - Nutritionof, pertaining to, or concerned with nutrition:foods with high nutritive value.
n. - Nutritionan item of nourishing food:a breakfast of cereals, fruits, and other nutritives.
- Medieval Latin as above
- Middle French
- Medieval Latin nūtrītīvus, equivalent. to nūtrīt- (see nutrition) + -īvus -ive; replacing Middle English nutritif
- 1350–1400
nu′tri•tive•ly, adv. nu′tri•tive•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nutritive /ˈnjuːtrɪtɪv/ adj - providing nourishment
- of, concerning, or promoting nutrition
n - a nutritious food
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nu•tri•tion /nuˈtrɪʃən, nyu-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Nutritionthe study or science of the food and diet requirements of humans and animals for proper health and development:majoring in nutrition.
- Nutritionthe process by which living things take in and use food material.
- Nutritionfood; nutriment.
nu•tri•tion•al, adj. nu•tri•tion•al•ly, adv. nu•tri•tion•ist, n. [countable] nu•tri•tive /ˈnutrɪtɪv, ˈnyu-/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nu•tri•tion (no̅o̅ trish′ən, nyo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation n. - Nutritionthe act or process of nourishing or of being nourished.
- Nutritionthe science or study of, or a course of study in, nutrition, esp. of humans.
- Nutritionthe process by which organisms take in and utilize food material.
- Nutritionfood;
nutriment. - Nutritionthe pursuit of this science as an occupation or profession.
- Late Latin nūtrītiōn- (stem of nūtrītiō) a feeding, equivalent. to Latin nūtrīt(us) (past participle of nūtrīre to feed, nourish) + -iōn- -ion
- late Middle English 1375–1425
nu•tri′tion•al, nu•tri′tion•ar′y, adj. nu•tri′tion•al•ly, adv. |