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.

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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

Neither do I see how it can do any good to you, since you know not the rules, moral or dietetic, that are essential to its effect.
Septimius Felton|Nathaniel Hawthorne
And there seems to have been an inner circle, among whom the dietetic furor worked with special violence.
History of American Socialisms|John Humphrey Noyes
The medicinal and dietetic use of hemp spread through India, Persia and Arabia in the early middle ages.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3|Various
These practices may be divided into four classes: dietetic, sexual, social, and spiritual.
The Rise of the Mediaeval Church|Alexander Clarence Flick

It is to be observed, however, that he made an entire change in his dietetic habits, to which he still adheres.
Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders|William A. Alcott

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

dietetic

adj.

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

Medicine definitions for dietetic

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.