Associations to the word «Nutrition»

Wiktionary

NUTRITION, noun. (biology) The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.

Dictionary definition

NUTRITION, 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.
NUTRITION, noun. A source of materials to nourish the body.
NUTRITION, noun. The scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans).

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates