noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The science of nutrition. dated, uncountable
2. 2
   A nutritional approach that advocates specific combinations of foods as central to good health and weight loss. uncountable

Synonyms

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threpsology

Etymology

From tropho- + -logy.

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