nutriment

UK: /ˈnjuːtrɪmənt/

US: /ˈnutrəmənt, ˈnju-/

US: (no̅o̅′trə mənt, nyo̅o̅′-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

nu•tri•ment /ˈnutrəmənt, ˈnyu-/   n. [countable]

1. Nutrition any substance that when taken into a living organism serves to keep it alive.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

nu•tri•ment  (no̅o̅′trə mənt, nyo̅o̅′-), n. 

1. Nutrition any substance or matter that, taken into a living organism, serves to sustain it in its existence, promoting growth, replacing loss, and providing energy.
2. Nutrition anything that nourishes; nourishment;
   food.

• Latin nūtrīmentum nourishment, equivalent. to nūtrī(re) to nourish, feed + -mentum -ment
• late Middle English 1375–1425

nu•tri•men•tal  (no̅o̅′trə men′tl, nyo̅o̅′-), adj. 

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nutriment / ˈnjuːtrɪmənt/ noun

1. any material providing nourishment

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin nūtrīmentum, from nūtrīre to nourish

nutrimental / ˌnjuːtrɪˈmɛnt^əl/ adjective