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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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