dietetic

[dahy-i-tet-ik]

adjective Also di·e·tet·i·cal.

pertaining to diet or to regulation of the use of food.

prepared or suitable for special diets, especially those requiring a restricted sugar intake: a jar of dietetic jelly.

noun

dietetics, (used with a singular verb) the science concerned with the nutritional planning and preparation of foods.

Origin of dietetic

1535–45; < Latin diaeteticus < Greek diatētikós, equivalent to diatē-, variant stem of diaitân to treat, regulate (derivative of díaita diet¹) + -tikos -tic

Related formsdi·e·tet·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·di·e·tet·ic, adjectivenon·di·e·tet·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for dietetic

Historical Examples of dietetic

In dietetic and medicinal qualities, these fruits are also much alike.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 462
Various
But what bearing has all this upon the dietetic use of nuts?
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting
Various
A pre-Elizabethan dietetic millennium is a retrospective mirage.
Nineteen Centuries of Drink in England
Richard Valpy French
As much can be said for the majority of the dietetic regulations.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life
Emile Durkheim
Pork is one of the vilest articles ever introduced into the dietetic world.
The Funny Side of Physic
A. D. Crabtre

British Dictionary definitions for dietetic

dietetic

dietetical

adjective

denoting or relating to diet or the regulation of food intake

prepared for special dietary requirements

Derived Formsdietetically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for dietetic

adj.

1570s, from Latin diaeteticus, from Greek diaitetikos "of or pertaining to diet," from diaita (see diet (1)). As a noun from 1759.

dietetic in Medicine

dietetic

[dī′ĭ-tĕt′ĭk]

adj.

Of or relating to diet.

Of or being a food that, naturally or through processing, has a low caloric content.