nutritive

nu·tri·tive

adj \ˈnü-trə-tiv, ˈnyü-\

Definition of NUTRITIVE

1

: of or relating to nutrition

2

: nourishing

— nu·tri·tive·ly adverb

Examples of NUTRITIVE

1. the nutritive value of certain grains
2. <some people contend that whole wheat bread is significantly more nutritive than white bread>

First Known Use of NUTRITIVE

14th century

Related to NUTRITIVE

Synonyms: nourishing, nutrient, nutritional, nutritious

Antonyms: nonnutritious, nonnutritive

Related Words: enriched, fortified; dietary, dietetic; beneficial, healthful, healthy, restorative, salubrious, salutary, wholesome

Near Antonyms: fattening; insalubrious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome

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Other Physiology Terms

eructation, flux, gustatory, menarche, myopia, senescence, torpor