nutriment
pronunciation
How to pronounce nutriment in British English:
UK [ˈnjuːtrɪmənt]
How to pronounce nutriment in American English:
US [ˈnutrɪmənt]
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- Noun:
- a source of materials to nourish the body
Word Origin
- nutriment
- nutriment: see nurse
- nutriment (n.)
- 1540s, from Latin nutrimentum "nourishment; support," from nutrire "to nourish, suckle, feed," from PIE *nu-tri-, from root *(s)nau- "to swim, flow, let flow," hence "to suckle" (cognates: Sanskrit snauti "she drips, gives milk;" Greek nan "I flow"), extended form of root *sna- "to swim" (see natatorium).
Example
- 1. Books are the nutriment of the whole world .
- 2. Knowledge is the nutriment of the whole world .
- 3. The water is an important physical nutriment .
- 4. You are not only nibbling your nutriment .
- 5. The medicines and chemical reagents brand designs work , nutriment brand case , the health care articles brand makes .