nutraceutical

[ noo-truh-soo-ti-kuhl ]

/ ˌnu trəˈsu tɪ kəl /

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noun

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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Also nu·tri·ceu·ti·cal .

Compare functional food.

Origin of nutraceutical

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

Words nearby nutraceutical

Nutmeg State, nut oil, nutpick, nut pine, nut quad, nutraceutical, NutraSweet, nutria, nutrient, nutrient-dense, nutrigenetics

British Dictionary definitions for nutraceutical

nutraceutical

/ (ˌnjuːtrəˈsjuːtɪkəl) /

noun

another name for functional food

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