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Webster 1913 Edition

Nutriment

Nu′tri-ment

,
Noun.
[L.
nutrimentum
, fr.
nutrire
to nourish. See
Nourish
.]
1.
That which nourishes; a nutrient; anything which promotes growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life; food; aliment.
The stomach returns what it has received, in strength and
nutriment
diffused into all parts of the body.
South.
2.
That which promotes development or growth.
Is not virtue in mankind
The
nutriment
that feeds the mind?
Swift.

Webster 1828 Edition

Nutriment

NU'TRIMENT

,
Noun.
[L., from to nourish.]
1.
That which nourishes; that which promotes the growth or repairs the natural waste of animal bodies, or that which promotes the growth of vegetables; food; aliment.
2.
That which promotes enlargement or improvement; as the nutriment of the mind.

Definition 2024

nutriment

nutriment

English

Noun

nutriment ‎(plural nutriments)

  1. A source of nourishment; food.
  2. Something that promotes growth or development; a nutrient.

See also

French

Noun

nutriment m ‎(plural nutriments)

  1. nutrient (something providing nourishment)

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