nourishment

  • 111nutrient — 1. noun /ˈnjuː.tɹi.ənt,ˈnuː.tɹi.ənt/ A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue. Syn: nutriment …

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  • 112nutriment — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. nourishment, provisions, sustenance; see food , subsistence 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Something fit to be eaten: aliment, bread, comestible, diet, edible, esculent, fare, food, foodstuff, meat, nourishment,… …

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  • 113nutrition — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. diet, nourishment, victuals; see food , menu , subsistence 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. nourishment, sustenance, balanced diet, alimentation. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Something fit to be eaten: aliment, bread …

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  • 114feeding — feed·ing || fɪːdɪŋ n. act of eating or taking nourishment; giving of food or nourishment; act of supplying or providing; act of channeling or routing; act of inciting; act of inserting fɪːd n. food; meal; act of providing food;… …

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  • 115food — [[t]fud[/t]] n. 1) nut any nourishing substance eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc 2) nut more or less solid nourishment, as distinguished from liquids 3) nut a particular kind of… …

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  • 116ὀλιγοτροφώτερον — ὀλιγότροφος giving little nourishment masc acc comp sg ὀλιγότροφος giving little nourishment neut nom/voc/acc comp sg ὀλιγότροφος giving little nourishment adverbial …

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  • 117bher-1 —     bher 1     English meaning: to bear, carry     Deutsche Übersetzung: “tragen, bringen” etc (also Leibesfrucht tragen; med. “ferri”), also “aufheben, erheben”     Grammatical information: The root bher , forms the exceptional both themat. and… …

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  • 118meit(h)-1 —     meit(h) 1     English meaning: staying (place)     Deutsche Übersetzung: “Aufenthals(ort)”, from which Balt also “Lebensunterhalt, Nahrung”     Material: Av. maēϑanǝm n. “Aufenthaltsort for people and gods, dwelling, house”, miϑnüiti “ stays …

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  • 119pei̯(ǝ)-, pī̆- —     pei̯(ǝ) , pī̆     English meaning: fat; milk     Deutsche Übersetzung: “fett sein, strotzen”     Material: O.Ind. páyatē ‘schwillt, strotzt, makes schwellen, strotzen”, pipyuṣī ‘strotzend, milchreich”, Av. (a) pipyūšī “(keine) milk in the… …

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  • 120root — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a the part of a plant normally below the ground, attaching it to the earth and conveying nourishment to it from the soil. b (in pl.) such a part divided into branches or fibres. c the corresponding organ of an epiphyte; the part… …

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