nutraceutical
nutraceutical · nutraceuticals
Nutrazeutikum
A nutrient or food believed to have curative propertiesA nutrient or food believed to have curative properties; a food used as a drug.
/njuːtɹəˈsuːtɪkəl/
Meaning
1 sensesA nutrient or food believed to have curative properties; a food used as a drug.
Nutrazeutikum
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By meaning 1
supposedly or provenly food with pharmaceutical properties:
Origin
Blend of nutrient + pharmaceutical, a marketing term coined by Stephen DeFelice in 1989.Blend of nutrient + pharmaceutical, a marketing term coined by Stephen DeFelice in 1989.
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plural: nutraceuticalsSynonyms
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