nutriment

[ noo-truh-muhnt, nyoo- ]

/ ˈnu trə mənt, ˈnyu- /

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noun

any substance or matter that, taken into a living organism, serves to sustain it in its existence, promoting growth, replacing loss, and providing energy.

anything that nourishes; nourishment; food.

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Origin of nutriment

1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin nūtrīmentum nourishment, equivalent to nūtrī(re) to nourish, feed + -mentum-ment

OTHER WORDS FROM nutriment

nu·tri·men·tal

[noo-truh-men-tl, nyoo-], /ˌnu trəˈmɛn tl, ˌnyu-/, adjectivenon·nu·tri·ment, noun

Words nearby nutriment

nutrient, nutrient-dense, nutrigenetics, nutrigenomics, Nutrilite, nutriment, nutrition, nutritional yeast, nutritionist, nutritious, nutritive

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How to use nutriment in a sentence

This feature is highly beneficial for anyone with a home garden or other plantings requiring nutriments.
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She habitually ate chocolates for their sustaining quality; they contained much nutriment in small compass, she said.
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Barley was not much used, for it was thought to lack nutriment, and therefore to be unfit for laborers.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
The Normal Schools are sustained by the common schools; and these latter, in return, draw their best nutriment from the former.
Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions|George S. Boutwell

It is apparent therefore, that whatever nutriment or energy Sanatogen supplies must be dependent on its main constituent casein.
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It is very good food; one acre gives as much nutriment as six acres of wheat.
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British Dictionary definitions for nutriment

nutriment

/ (ˈnjuːtrɪmənt) /

noun

any material providing nourishment

Derived forms of nutriment

nutrimental (ˌnjuːtrɪˈmɛntəl), adjective

Word Origin for nutriment

C16: from Latin nūtrīmentum, from nūtrīre to nourish

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