nutraceutical
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Definition of nutraceutical
: a foodstuff (such as a fortified food or dietary supplement) that provides health benefits in addition to its basic nutritional value
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So a lot of those companies either failed or tried to pivot to what is already a great business for algae, which is high-value products like food, nutraceuticals, proteins. — Lynn Brezosky, San Antonio Express-News, "Remote Texas algae farm grows a food for the future," 27 June 2018 Black has accounts with compounding pharmacies that sell and supply him with nutraceuticals under that license. — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, "Feeling the drip, drip, drip of the mobile IV craze," 13 June 2018 Awbrey, now 60, turned to an organization that helps people get off addictive drugs with tapering suggestions, nutraceuticals (medicinal food products) and other support. — Janice Neumann, ajc, "Doctors don't provide enough information about the side effects of drugs," 29 July 2017 Awbrey, now 60, turned to an organization that helps people get off addictive drugs with tapering suggestions, nutraceuticals (medicinal food products) and other support. — Janice Neumann, Washington Post, "Doctors often don’t tell you about drug side effects, and that’s a problem," 29 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nutraceutical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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nutraceutical
noun
English Language Learners Definition of nutraceutical
: a specially treated food, vitamin, mineral, herb, etc., that you eat or drink in order to improve your health
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nutraceutical
nounMedical Definition of nutraceutical
: a foodstuff (as a fortified food or a dietary supplement) that is held to provide health or medical benefits in addition to its basic nutritional value
— called also
functional food
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