Nutrition

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  • noun. The process of nourishing or being nourished, especially the process by which a living organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and for replacement of tissues.
  • noun. The science or study that deals with food and nourishment, especially in humans.
  • noun. A source of nourishment; food.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act or process by which organisms, whether vegetable or animal, absorb into their system their proper food and build it into their living tissues.
  • noun. That which nourishes; nutriment.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. In the broadest sense, a process or series of processes by which a living organism as a whole (or its component parts or organs) is maintained in its normal condition of life and growth.
  • noun. In a more limited sense, the process by which the living tissues take up, from the blood, matters necessary either for their repair or for the performance of their healthy functions.
  • noun. That which nourishes; nutriment.
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  • noun. The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.
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  • noun. a source of materials to nourish the body
  • noun. the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)
  • noun. (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance
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    Nutrition article on Wikipedia  food  
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    biological process  organic process  science  scientific discipline  
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    Deposition  Inquisition  Prohibition  Titian  abolition  
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    Calorie  anatomy  circulation  cleanliness  diet  
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    appetite  baking  barbecuing  basting  boiling  
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