noun
nutrition
nyoo-TRIHSH-uhn
noun
1
The process by which living things take in and use food for growth and health.
"The course covers the basics of nutrition and healthy eating."
2
Nourishment; the food a person or organism needs.
"The refugees badly needed proper nutrition after weeks of scarcity."
How to Use Nutrition
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHow the body takes in and uses food, or the quality of the food itself.
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Common pairings
good nutrition
poor nutrition
nutrition label
Word Forms
nutritions plural
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Etymology
Borrowed via French nutrition from Latin nutritio, related to nutrire, "to nourish".