English Online Dictionary. What means nutrition? What does nutrition mean?
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French nutrition, from Old French nutricion, from Latin nutritio.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: nyo͞o-trĭʹ-shən, IPA(key): /njuːˈtɹɪ.ʃən/
- (US) enPR: no͞o-trĭʹ-shən, IPA(key): /nuˈtɹɪ.ʃən/
- Rhymes: -ɪʃən
Noun
nutrition (usually uncountable, plural nutritions)
- (biology) The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.
- That which nourishes; nutriment.
Derived terms
- nutritial
- nutritional
- nutritionalist
- nutritionally
- nutritionism
- nutritionist
Related terms
- nutrient
- nutritious
- nutriture
Translations
Further reading
- nutrition on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin nūtrītiōnem, from Latin nūtriōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ny.tʁi.sjɔ̃/
Noun
nutrition f (plural nutritions)
- nutrition
Related terms
- nourrir
Further reading
- “nutrition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua
Noun
nutrition (uncountable)
- nutrition