nutrition
The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and…The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.
» There isn't much nutrition in potato chips.
Kartoffelchips sind nicht sehr nahrhaft.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.
(physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance
(uncountable, usually)The academic discipline around the scientific study of this process.
the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)
(uncountable, usually)That which nourishes; nutriment.
I accidentally ate a worm which was in my apple - my uncle said the extra nutrition would do me good.
Examples
28 sentencesThere isn't much nutrition in potato chips.
deKartoffelchips sind nicht sehr nahrhaft.
Tom doesn't pay much attention to nutrition.
The vitamin pill contains abundant nutrition.
She is careful about her child's nutrition.
ruОна очень внимательно относится к питанию своего ребенка.
You should complement your nutrition with vitamins.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French nutrition, from Old French nutricion, from Latin nutritio.Borrowed from Middle French nutrition, from Old French nutricion, from Latin nutritio.
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Forms
plural: nutritions| Singular | nutrition |
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uncountable
Synonyms
6 synonyms- a source of materials to nourish the body:nutrimentnourishmentsustenancealimentalimentationvictuals
Word family
34 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable