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栄養 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • nourishment noun Food or nutrients needed to live and grow; the act of providing them.
  • nutrient noun A substance that provides nourishment needed for growth and the maintenance of life.
  • nutrition noun The process by which living things take in and use food for growth and health.

Senses

栄養 is used for these senses in English:

  • nourishment Something that nourishes; food.
  • nutrient A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
  • nutrition That which nourishes; nutriment.

nutrient — full definition

  1. noun A substance that provides nourishment needed for growth and the maintenance of life.
  2. adj Providing nourishment.

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