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Noun: nutriment  n(y)oo-tru-munt
  1. A substance that provides nourishment for growth or metabolism
    "The scientist studied the nutriment requirements of the new plant species";
    - nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment [archaic], victuals, vittles [archaic]

Derived forms: nutriments

Type of: food, nutrient

Encyclopedia: Nutriment