Synonyms:
nutrition
Meaning: the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)
Synonyms:
nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
Meaning: a source of materials to nourish the body
Synonyms:
nutrition
Meaning: (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance
Usage examples
Rich and poor cook too much for taste and too little for nutrition or digestion.
Yet for some of these operations, as sensation and nutrition, our body is a necessary instrument.
There is another method of preparing rice which is almost as satisfactory, and by which all the nutrition is retained.
It is not, however, possible that the functions of nutrition, growth, and generation, through which the nutritive soul operates, can be exercised by the heavenly bodies, for such operations are incompatible with a body naturally incorruptible.