nutrition
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French nutrition, from Old French nutricion, from Latin nutritio.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: nyo͞o-trĭʹ-shən, IPA(key): /njuːˈtɹɪ.ʃən/
- (US) enPR: no͞o-trĭʹ-shən, IPA(key): /nuˈtɹɪ.ʃən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪʃən
Noun
nutrition (usually uncountable, plural nutritions)
- (biology) The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.
- 1822, John Barclay, chapter I, in An Inquiry Into the Opinions, Ancient and Modern, Concerning Life and Organization, Edinburgh, London: Bell & Bradfute; Waugh & Innes; G. & W. B. Whittaker, section I, page 2:
- In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: there is no respiration; no digestion, circulation, or nutrition; […]
- That which nourishes; nutriment.
- I accidentally ate a worm which was in my apple - my uncle said the extra nutrition would do me good.
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin nūtrītiōnem, from Latin nūtriōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
nutrition f (plural nutritions)
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Further reading
- “nutrition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Interlingua
Noun
nutrition (uncountable)