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nutriment
  1. A source of nourishment; food.
  2. Something that promotes growth or development; a nutrient.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The rutabaga is a productive variety and possesses a good deal of nutriment.”
      “The manner in which nutriment is administered to infants is not immaterial.”
      “By 20th June, Wills was completely reduced by the effects of the cold and their inadequate nutriment.”
nutrition
  1. (biology) The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.
  2. That which nourishes; nutriment.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Environmental factors such as nutrition, fitness and hydration are obviously critical to acclimatization.”
      “Be sure to watch your diet, the following nutrition tips might help reduce the problems.”
      “A heterotroph has a range of meanings in biology: An organism which requires complex external sources for nutrition.”
nutrient
  1. A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Research suggests that it is a valuable nutrient to certain people who need it, like fluorine in water or iodide in salt.”
nutritionism
  1. A paradigm that assumes that it is the scientifically identified nutrients in foods that determine their value in the diet.
nutritarian
  1. A person whose diet selection is based on the nutrient content of food.
nutritionist
  1. An expert or specialist in nutrition.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “I consulted with a nutritionist to help me develop a healthy eating plan.”
      “Anyone can set up as an equine herbalist, physiotherapist, aromatherapist or nutritionist.”
      “The power to discriminate makes Virgo the sign of the food fusspot, the nutritionist and the restaurant critic.”
nutritarianism
  1. The practice of following a nutritarian diet.
nutriture
  1. (obsolete) nutrition; nourishment
  2. Examples:
    1. “Our data suggest that hyperhomocysteinemia is not a serious clinical concern in epileptic patients when folate nutriture is adequate.”
      “Influence of vitamin C nutriture and inanition on ACTH stimulated release of adrenal corticosteroids in guinea pigs.”
      “The physiology of vitamin K nutriture and vitamin K-dependent protein function in atherosclerosis.”
nutriregulation
  1. (biochemistry) regulation by nutrients
nutritionalist
  1. (rare, proscribed) Alternative form of nutritionist
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Anti-ageing doctor and nutritionalist, Dr Daniel Sister at Radical Beauty in Harley Street, confirms this.”
      “The film was shot chronologically, with an on-set nutritionalist hired to help the cast shed weight as the story progressed.”
      “So says nutritionalist Natalie Savona who has produced a book of ingredients and recipes for optimum health.”
nutritiousness
  1. nourishment
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Various information on the nutritiousness and goodness of cocoa are compiled and disseminated to the public and are available upon request.”
      “Dietary nutritiousness could be understood by the quality of breakfast and lunch, as well as type of food ingested.”
      “Its juiciness and nutritiousness are visible in the trumpeter-like cheeks of the well-fed John Bull.”
nutritive
  1. (archaic) A nutrient.
nutritionalists
  1. plural of nutritionalist
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  3. Examples:
    1. “John, who uses nutritionalists and mind coaches at his Birmingham academy, was immediately bowled over by the Russians' competitive streak.”
      “There will also be the opportunity to see our new training facilities and to have one-on-one chats with vets, farriers and nutritionalists.”
      “They also received guidance on healthy meals and snacks from public health nutritionalists.”
nutritionists
  1. plural of nutritionist
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Physicians treat any medical complications, and nutritionists advise on diet and eating regimens.”
      “Parent groups and expert nutritionists are lobbying for the Scottish parliament to introduce the legislation immediately.”
      “For years some doctors and nutritionists have touted biotin, a B-complex vitamin, for treating dry skin and brittle hair and nails.”
nutritarians
  1. plural of nutritarian
nutriments
  1. plural of nutriment
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Also, nutriments from agricultural fertilizers and wastewater from the cities, that end up in the sea, could also make the algae bloom.”
      “Yerba Mate also provides energy and a wide range of nutriments without jitteriness and calories.”
nutritions
nutritives
  1. plural of nutritive
nutrients
  1. plural of nutrient
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Selecting products with selected other nutrients such as vitamin D and vitamin K was discussed.”
      “A pregnant or lactating woman needs more nutrients than a non-pregnant woman.”
      “Displacing natural foods with engineered foods limits your intake of the health-protective nutrients in whole foods.”
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