innutrition

[ in-noo-trish-uhn, -nyoo- ]

noun

lack of nutrition.

Origin of innutrition

First recorded in 1790–1800; in-³ + nutrition

Other words from innutrition

in·nu·tri·tious, adjective

Words Nearby innutrition

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How to use innutrition in a sentence

And when once on the downward slope, chronic innutrition is an important factor in sapping vitality and hastening the descent.
The People of the Abyss | Jack London
Distortion of the spine is another disease originating from the innutrition or softness of the bones.
Zoonomia, Vol. II | Erasmus Darwin
innutrition, in-nū-trish′un, n. want of nutrition: failure of nourishment.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) | Various
Athrepsia (Parrot, Meigs and Pepper), or innutrition, is the presumable predisposing cause.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II | Various
innutrition and the hard labor of expectant mothers are the two great factors in physical degeneration and infantile mortality.
Woman, Church & State | Matilda Joslyn Gage

British Dictionary definitions for innutrition

innutrition

/ (ˌɪnjuːˈtrɪʃən) /

noun

lack or absence of nutrition: Compare malnutrition

Derived forms of innutrition

innutritious, adjective

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