nutriment – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
nutriment
n.
that which nourishes, source of sustenance
Nutrition
Nutrition is the science that interprets the interaction of
nutrients and other substances in
food (e.g.
phytonutrients,
anthocyanins,
tannins, etc.) in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism. It includes food intake, absorption,
assimilation,
biosynthesis,
catabolism and excretion.
nutriment
Noun
1. a source of materials to nourish the body
(synonym) nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
(hypernym) food, nutrient
(hyponym) milk
Nutriment
(n.)
That which promotes development or growth.
(n.)
That which nourishes; anything which promotes growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life; food; aliment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
food (aliment, comestible, foodstuff, nutriment)
Broadly (in human nutrition), anything that contains or consists of nutrients and is regarded by a people as appropriate for consumption.
