Nutriture

//ˈnjuːtɹɪtjʊə(ɹ)// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    nutrition; nourishment obsolete, uncountable

    "Never make a meal of flesh alone, have some other meat with it of less nutriture."

  2. 2
    The process of digesting and absorbing specified nutrients through diet. uncountable

    "The program was designed ( a ) to provide evidence concerning the status of iodine nutriture in the United States and the extent of iodine deficiency, ( b ) to examine the efficacy of existing methods of preventing iodine deficiency and, especially, why iodization sometimes fails, ( c ) to explore possible changes in methodology of iodization and ( d ) to determine if there are causes of goiter in the United States other than iodine deficiency."

Etymology

Latin nutritura.

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