NUTRITIVES

Noun

nutritives

plural of nutritive

Source: Wiktionary


NUTRITIVE

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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UNAMBIGUOUS

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