nutraceutical

American  

[noo-truh-soo-ti-kuhl] / ˌnu trəˈsu tɪ kəl /

Also nutriceutical

noun

1. a bioactive compound occurring as a food component, additive, or product, including vitamins, dietary fiber, herbal extracts, carotenoids, and probiotics: nutraceuticals are said to promote health and well-being, allegedly helping in the prevention and treatment of disease.

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nutraceutical British  

/ ˌnjuːtrəˈsjuːtɪkəl /

noun

1. another name for functional food

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Etymology

Origin of nutraceutical

Blend of nutrient ( def. ) and pharmaceutical ( def. ); coined by Stephen DeFelice, U.S. endocrinologist, in 1989

Example Sentences

The analyses showed that the nutraceutical tablets had a striking effect on tumor biology.

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Crucially, the patients who took the nutraceutical tablets did not experience any side-effects.

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"These results suggest that a simple, inexpensive and non-toxic nutraceutical tablet potentially has the power to heal glioblastoma," said Professor Mittra.

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In the current study, the researchers found that cfChPs were abundant in tissue taken from untreated tumors, but were almost completely absent from tissue taken from tumors in patients who had received the nutraceutical tablets.

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In contrast, the nutraceutical combination used in this study is simple, non-toxic and inexpensive, yet still appears to downregulate multiple immune checkpoints.

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