innutrition

[ in-noo-trish-uh n, -nyoo- ]

/ ˌɪn nuˈtrɪʃ ən, -nyu- /

noun

lack of nutrition.

Words nearby innutrition

innu, innuendo, innuit, innumerable, innumerate, innutrition, ino, inobservance, inobtrusive, inoculable, inoculant

Origin of innutrition

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

OTHER WORDS FROM innutrition

in·nu·tri·tious, adjective

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Examples from the Web for innutrition

Innutrition, in-nū-trish′un, n. want of nutrition: failure of nourishment.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Distortion of the spine is another disease originating from the innutrition or softness of the bones.
Zoonomia, Vol. II|Erasmus Darwin
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 nutritionCompare malnutrition

Derived forms of innutrition

innutritious, adjective

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