nutrition
21nutrition — noun Etymology: Middle English nutricioun, from Late Latin nutrition , nutritio, from Latin nutrire Date: 15th century 1. the act or process of nourishing or being nourished; specifically the sum of the processes by which an animal or plant takes …
22NUTRITION — s. f. Fonction naturelle par laquelle le chyle est converti en la substance de l animal ; ou L effet qui en résulte. Les parties de l aliment qui servent à la nutrition. Il se dit dans un sens analogue en parlant Des végétaux …
23Nutrition — 1) The science or practice of taking in and utilizing foods. 2) A nourishing substance, such as nutritional solutions delivered to hospitalized patients via an IV or IG tube. * * * 1. A function of living plants and animals, consisting in the… …
24Nutrition — Nu|tri|ti|on auch: Nut|ri|ti|on 〈f. 20; unz.; Med.〉 Ernährung [zu lat. nutrire „ernähren“] * * * Nu|t|ri|ti|on, die; [spätlat. nutritio] (Med.): Ernährung [des Menschen]. * * * Nutrition, Medizin …
25nutrition — noun (U) the process of giving or getting the right kind of food for good health and growth: Nutrition and exercise are essential to fitness and health. nutritional adjective: the nutritional value of fresh vegetables nutritionally adverb …
26nutrition — noun the child was not receiving adequate nutrition Syn: nourishment, nutriment, nutrients, sustenance, food; informal grub, chow, nosh, vittles; literary viands; dated victuals …
27nutrition — n. 1) the study of food in relation to the physiological processes that depend on its absorption by the body (growth, energy production, repair of body tissues, etc.). The science of nutrition includes the study of diets and of deficiency… …
28nutrition */ — UK [njuːˈtrɪʃ(ə)n] / US [nuˈtrɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] 1) food considered as something that keeps you healthy adequate/poor nutrition 2) the science of food and its effect on health and growth …
29nutrition — /njuˈtrɪʃən / (say nyooh trishuhn) noun 1. the act or process of nourishing or of being nourished. 2. food; nutriment. 3. the process by which the food material taken into an organism is converted into living tissue, etc. 4. the science or study… …
30nutrition — mityba statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Organizmo medžiagų apykaitos dalis – maisto ėmimas iš aplinkos, jo skaidymas, perdirbimas ir vartojimas. Tai vienas svarbiausių gyvybės požymių. Teikia energijos gyvybei palaikyti,… …