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innutrition

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

noun

  1. lack of nutrition.


innutrition

/ ˌɪnjuːˈtrɪʃən /

noun

  1. lack or absence of nutrition Compare malnutrition
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌinnuˈtritious, adjective
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Other Words From

  • innu·tritious adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of innutrition1

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

And when once on the downward slope, chronic innutrition is an important factor in sapping vitality and hastening the descent.

Distortion of the spine is another disease originating from the innutrition or softness of the bones.

Innutrition, in-nū-trish′un, n. want of nutrition: failure of nourishment.

Athrepsia (Parrot, Meigs and Pepper), or innutrition, is the presumable predisposing cause.

Innutrition and the hard labor of expectant mothers are the two great factors in physical degeneration and infantile mortality.

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