nutriment

Inherited from Middle English nutriment, from Latin nūtrīmentum.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnjuː.tɹɪ.mənt/

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nutriment (plural nutriments)

1. A source of nourishment; food.
2. Something that promotes growth or development; a nutrient.

Learned borrowing from Latin nūtrīmentum.

• IPA^(key): /ny.tʁi.mɑ̃/

nutriment m (plural nutriments)

1. nutrient (something providing nourishment)

• nourrir

• “nutriment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Borrowed from French nutriment, from Latin nūtrīmentum.

nutriment n (plural nutrimente)

1. nutrient