NUTRIMENT

nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals

(noun) a source of materials to nourish the body

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

nutriment (plural nutriments)

A source of nourishment; food.

Something that promotes growth or development; a nutrient.

Source: Wiktionary


Nu"tri*ment, n. Etym: [L. nutrimentum, fr. nutrire to nourish. See Nourish.]

1. That which nourishes; anything which promotes growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life; food; aliment. The stomach returns what it has received, in strength and nutriment diffused into all parts of the body. South.

2. That which promotes development or growth. Is not virtue in mankind The nutriment that feeds the mind Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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