NUTRITIVE

alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive

(adjective) of or providing nourishment; “good nourishing stew”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

nutritive (comparative more nutritive, superlative most nutritive)

Of or pertaining to nutrition.

Nourishing, nutritional.

Antonyms

• nonnutritive

Noun

nutritive (plural nutritives)

(archaic) A nutrient.

Anagrams

• vetturini

Source: Wiktionary


Nu"tri*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. nutritif.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to nutrition; as, the nutritive functions; having the quality of nourishing; nutritious; nutrimental; alimental; as, nutritive food or berries. Nutritive plasma. (Biol.) See Idioplasma.

– Nutritive polyp (Zoöl.), any one of the zooids of a compound hydroid, or coral, which has a mouth and digestive cavity.

– Nu"tri*tive*ly, adv.

– Nu"tri*tive*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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