nutrition
1NUTRITION — Du fait même qu’il fonctionne, l’organisme dépense. S’il paraît évident que la croissance exige la fourniture de nouveaux éléments, il n’en est pas moins vrai que le simple entretien des cellules vivantes demande un apport constant de matière et… …
2Nutrition — Nu*tri tion, n. [Cf. F. nutrition. See {Nutritious}.] 1. (Physiol.) 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 …
3nutrition — Nutrition. s. f. v. L action de la faculté nutritive. Il ne se fait plus de nutrition dans cette partie. cela empesche la nutrition …
4nutrition — (n.) early 15c., from O.Fr. nutrition (14c.) and directly from L. nutritionem (nom. nutritio) a nourishing, noun of action from pp. stem of nutrire to nourish, suckle (see NOURISH (Cf. nourish)) …
5Nutrition — (lat.), Ernährung; nutritiv, nährend, nahrhaft; Nutritor, Ernährer, Pfleger (besonders als Titel hoher Beschützer von Schulen und Universitäten); Nutrix, Ernährerin, Amme …
6nutrition — index sustenance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7nutrition — [n] food diet, menu, nourishment, nutriment, subsistence, sustenance, victuals; concept 457 Ant. deprivation, starvation …
8nutrition — ► NOUN 1) the process of taking in and assimilating nutrients. 2) the branch of science concerned with this process. DERIVATIVES nutritional adjective nutritionist noun. ORIGIN Latin, from nutrire nourish …
9nutrition — [no͞o trish′ən, nyo͞otrish′ən] n. [MFr < L nutritio, nutricio < nutrix, NURSE] 1. a nourishing or being nourished; esp., the series of processes by which an organism takes in and assimilates food for promoting growth and replacing worn or… …
10Nutrition — The Nutrition Facts table indicates the amounts of nutrients which experts recommend to limit or consume in adequate amounts. Nutrition (also called nourishment or aliment) is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary (in… …
