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innutrition

American  
[in-noo-trish-uhn, -nyoo-] / ˌɪn nuˈtrɪʃ ən, -nju- /

noun

  1. lack of nutrition.


innutrition British  
/ 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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Etymology

Origin of innutrition

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

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Their one sacred obligation to the immortal germ-plasm of which they are the trustees is to see that they hand it on with its maximal possibilities undimmed by innutrition, poisons or vice.

From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Michael F. Guyer

It appears, then, that a mixture of blood has a favorable effect on the metabolism of the organism, comparable to that of abundant nutrition, and that innutrition and in-and-in breeding are alike prejudicial.

From Sex and Society by William I. Thomas

A horse with a badly deformed scissor-mouth is unable to grind the feed, and unless given special care, suffers severely from innutrition.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.

It should not be classed as a disease, but more correctly as a bad habit, or symptom of innutrition or indigestion.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.

Lack of exercise, or confinement, innutrition, and a depraved sense of taste may favor the development of this disease.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.

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