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
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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
Small-scale, ecofriendly cultivation methods using indigenous knowledge and inputs and cutting-edge science increase the variety, nutritive value and quantity of foods produced on farms while stabilizing rural economies, promoting gender equity and protecting biodiversity.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 6, 2021
Five years ago, Rhinehart created Soylent, a wan, nutritive sludge that allows you to keep playing Mortal Kombat as you replenish; he now runs MarsBio, an accelerator for companies working on bioreactors and engineered microalgae.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 23, 2019
She has been subsisting on a diet of “Slurry,” a “fully dystopian” nutritive gel.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 9, 2017
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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