nutritiveness
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a word derived from
nutritive.
nutritiveadjectiveserving to nourish; providing nutriment; nutritious.
Example Sentences
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To fulfil the requirement, the quantity must be increased as the nutritiveness is diminished.
From Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library by Herbert Spencer
In respect of nutritiveness, it deserves a preference over all the pure starches on account of the proteine compounds it contains.
The "Pitman" Steam Cooker is a marvel of cheapness and excellence, consisting of deep boiler and three upper compartments, whereby four different dishes can be cooked to perfection, each retaining its full flavour and nutritiveness.
From Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. by Mrs. (Jean Oliver) Mill
Are children doomed to a monotonous dietary, or a dietary that is deficient in nutritiveness?
From Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library by Herbert Spencer
The inference is, then, that they should have a diet which combines, as much as possible, nutritiveness and digestibility.
From Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library by Herbert Spencer