nutrition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- no͞o-trĭshʹ-ən (Canada, US)
- (US) audio
- nyo͞o-trĭshʹ-ən (Canada, US)
- nyo͞o-trĭshʹ-ən (Australia)
- /njuːˈtɹɪʃ.ən/ (UK)
- /nuˈtɹɪʃ.ən/ (Canada, US)
- nyo͞o-trĭshʹ-ən (UK)
- /njʉːˈtɹɪʃ.ən/ (Australia)
- /njuˈtɹɪʃ.ən/ (Canada, US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French nutrition, from Old French nutricion, from Latin nutritio.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.
In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: there is no respiration; no digestion, circulation, or nutrition; […]
1822, John Barclay, chapter I, in An Inquiry Into the Opinions, Ancient and Modern, Concerning Life and Organization, Edinburgh; London: Bell & Bradfute; Waugh & Innes; G. & W. B. Whittaker, section I, page 2:Proper nutrition – and even more important, proper hydration – is crucial in preventing and recovering from both fevers and colds.
2016 September 16, Hailey Middlebrook, “Should you really feed a cold and starve a fever?”, in CNN:
- (uncountable, usually) The academic discipline around the scientific study of this process.
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(uncountable, usually) That which nourishes; nutriment.
I accidentally ate a worm which was in my apple - my uncle said the extra nutrition would do me good.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nutritions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
telenutrition · renutrition · paleonutritionist · subnutrition · supernutrition · ethnonutrition · paleonutrition · undernutrition · nutrigenomics · pharmaconutrition · hypernutrition · overnutrition · nutritionalist · nutritional · innutrition · pseudonutrition · nutritial · macronutrition · immunonutrition · nutritionist · denutrition · misnutrition · nutritionless · nutritionwise · malnutrition · chrononutrition · nutritionally · nutritionism · hyponutrition · micronutrition
Relateds
nutrient · nutriture · nutritious
Translations (103)
sh пре̏храна (nutrition) · ar طَعَام (nutrition) · is næring (nutrition) · ml പോഷണം (nutrition) · kk тамақтандыру (nutrition) · fi ravitsemus (nutrition) · ky азыктануу (nutrition) · uz boqish (nutrition) · tl nutrisyon (nutrition) · ga oiliúint (nutrition) · pl odżywianie (nutrition) · pt nutrição (nutrition) · sv näring (nutrition) · kk тағам (nutrition) · bg хра́нене (nutrition) · es nutrición (nutrition) · my အာဟာရ (nutrition) · th โภชนา (nutrition) · sh и̏схрана (nutrition) · tr beslenme (nutrition) · hu táplálás (nutrition) · id gizi (nutrition) · ko 영양 (nutrition) · fa-ira غِذا (nutrition) · vi dinh dưỡng (nutrition) · hy սնուցում (nutrition) · lt mityba (nutrition) · ar اِغْتِذَاء (nutrition) · el θρέψη (nutrition) · lo ໂພຊະນາການ (nutrition) · sh prȅhrana (nutrition) · hi गिजा (nutrition) · uz gʻizo (nutrition) · tk iýmitlenmek (nutrition) · az qida (nutrition) · nb ernæring (nutrition) · mk исхрана (nutrition) · mi taioranga (nutrition) · sk výživa (nutrition) · tl paniya (nutrition) · ur غِذا (nutrition) · de Ernährung (nutrition) · hi खाद्य (nutrition) · vi sự dinh dưỡng (nutrition) · de Nahrung (nutrition) · cmn 營養 /营养 (nutrition) · be харчава́ньне (nutrition) · tg тағзия (nutrition) · th โภชนาการ (nutrition) · he תְּזוּנָה (nutrition) · sh ȉshrana (nutrition) · ja 営養 (nutrition) · ru пита́ние (nutrition) · fa-ira طَعام (nutrition) · hi खाना (nutrition) · id nutrisi (nutrition) · yue 營養 /营养 (nutrition) · ar تَغْذِيَة (nutrition) · ja 栄養 (nutrition) · et toitumine (nutrition) · sl prehrana (nutrition) · de Nutrition (nutrition) · ky азыктандыруу (nutrition) · kk тамақтану (nutrition) · fa-ira غَذا (nutrition) · ur کھانا (nutrition) · gl nutrición (nutrition) · uk харчува́ння (nutrition) · pl pożywienie (nutrition) · be харчава́нне (nutrition) · da ernæring (nutrition) · km បោសនា (nutrition) · ky тоюттануу (nutrition) · ur غِذائِیَت (nutrition) · ka კვება (nutrition) · cs výživa (nutrition) · tg хӯрок (nutrition) · it nutrizione (nutrition) · az qidalanma (nutrition) · kk азықтану (nutrition) · bn গেজা (nutrition) · pl żywienie (nutrition) · ar إِطْعَام (nutrition) · lv uzturs (nutrition) · uz oziqlanish (nutrition) · el διατροφή (nutrition) · ky тоюттандыруу (nutrition) · hi ग़िज़ा (nutrition) · hi पोषण (nutrition) · nan-hbl 營養 /营养 (nutrition) · fa-ira تَغْذِیِه (nutrition) · ar غِذَاء (nutrition) · tg ғизо (nutrition) · ro nutriție (nutrition) · nl voeding (nutrition) · kk тамақ (nutrition) · sq ushqim (nutrition) · fr nutrition (nutrition) · tg таом (nutrition) · mk прехрана (nutrition) · lo ໂພຊະນາ (nutrition) · ro nutrire (nutrition) · tl paniyahan (nutrition)