nutritive
Americanadjective
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serving to nourish; providing nutriment; nutritious.
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of, relating to, or concerned with nutrition.
foods with high nutritive value.
noun
adjective
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providing nourishment
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of, concerning, or promoting nutrition
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of nutritive
1350–1400; < Medieval Latin nūtrītīvus, equivalent to nūtrīt- ( see nutrition) + -īvus -ive; replacing Middle English nutritif < Middle French < Medieval Latin as above
Example Sentences
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The pioneers are the seabirds, whose fishy guano provides a nutritive anchor for air and seaborne seeds.
From Scientific American • Oct. 19, 2023
Once milk flows, the baby will switch to a different, nutritive suck pattern.
From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2023
Fall is a great time to add a percolating layer of compost as a nutritive mulch on new or existing beds, or even on a lawn.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2022
Plant and microbial species, in particular, can reveal new medicinal and nutritive knowledge.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
He knew, as do many Gethenians, the caloric and nutritive value of each food; he knew his own requirements under various conditions, and how to estimate mine pretty closely.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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