Supplementation

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of supplementing countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of supplementing wordnet
  3. 3
    Something added as a supplement countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) wordnet

Synonyms

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accessionadditionadjunctadjunctionaffixationagglutination

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"Canadian researchers measured the levels of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids in the women's blood at 24 weeks of pregnancy, and again one week following delivery. The health of the children was then tracked for five years, the age at which symptoms of asthma, such as wheezing, often first appear. Women who had low levels of omega-3 fatty acids at the start of the study benefitted the most from supplementation, researchers found."

Etymology

From supplement + -ation.

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