alimentary

[ al-uh-men-tuh-ree ]

/ ˌæl əˈmɛn tə ri /

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adjective

concerned with the function of nutrition; nutritive.

pertaining to food.

providing sustenance or maintenance.

Nearby words

alignment chart, alignment curve, aligoté, alike, aliment, alimentary, alimentary canal, alimentary glycosuria, alimentary lipemia, alimentary pentosuria, alimentary system

Origin of alimentary

From the Latin word alimentārius, dating back to 1605–15. See aliment, -ary

Related forms

un·al·i·men·ta·ry, adjective

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Examples from the Web for alimentary

If the original larva is without an alimentary tract, the second form becomes what is known as a Sporocyst.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
An alimentary cavity is hollowed out in the centre of the hypoblast which soon opens by a wide oral aperture (m).
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
Their fate, as well as that of the hypoblast in Oniscus, is dealt with in connection with the alimentary tract.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
In Sagitta the formation of the mesoblast and the alimentary tract takes place in nearly the same fashion as in the Echinoderms.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour

The honey she kneads into a little ball of alimentary matter, in the midst of which she deposits her first egg.
The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6|E. Rameur

British Dictionary definitions for alimentary

alimentary

/ (ˌælɪˈmɛntərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

of or relating to nutrition

providing sustenance or nourishment

Scots law free from the claims of creditorsan alimentary trust

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Medicine definitions for alimentary

alimentary

[ ăl′ə-mĕn′tə-rē, -trē ]

adj.

Concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion.

Providing nourishment.

alimentary

adjective

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Origin of alimentary

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Examples from the Web for alimentary

British Dictionary definitions for alimentary

alimentary

adjective

Medicine definitions for alimentary

alimentary

adj.