About The Word Nutriment
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Nutriment
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What's The Definition Of Nutriment?
[n] a source of materials to nourish the body
Synonyms | Synonyms for Nutriment: aliment | alimentation | nourishment | nutrition | sustenance | victuals Related Terms | Find terms related to Nutriment: aliment | alimentation | bread | bread and butter | growth regulator | keep | livelihood | living | maintenance | nourishment | nurture | nutrient | nutritive | pabulum | pap | refection | refreshment | subsistence | support | sustenance See Also | course | dainty | delicacy | dish | fast food | finger food | food | goody | ingesta | kickshaw | kosher | meal | mess | milk | mince | nutrient | puree | repast | stodge | treat | vitamin | vitamin pill | wheat germ Nutriment In Webster's Dictionary \Nu"tri*ment\, n. [L. nutrimentum, fr. nutrire to
nourish. See {Nourish}.]
1. That which nourishes; anything which promotes growth and
repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life;
food; aliment.
The stomach returns what it has received, in
strength and nutriment diffused into all parts of
the body. --South.
2. That which promotes development or growth.
Is not virtue in mankind The nutriment that feeds
the mind ? --Swift.
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