DIETETICS

dietetics

(noun) the scientific study of food preparation and intake

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dietetics (uncountable)

The study of diet and nutrition in relation to health and disease.

Source: Wiktionary


Di`e*tet"ics, n.

Definition: That part of the medical or hygienic art which relates to diet or food; rules for diet. To suppose that the whole of dietetics lies in determining whether or not bread is more nutritive than potatoes. H. Spencer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 June 2025

STRAP

(noun) an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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