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dietetic

[ dahy-i-tet-ik ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to diet or to regulation of the use of food.
  2. prepared or suitable for special diets, diet, especially those requiring a restricted sugar intake:

    a jar of dietetic jelly.



noun

  1. dietetics, (used with a singular verb) the science concerned with the nutritional planning and preparation of foods.

dietetic

/ ˌ岹ɪɪˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. denoting or relating to diet or the regulation of food intake
  2. prepared for special dietary requirements
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ徱ˈٱپ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 徱e·ٱi·· adverb
  • ԴDzd··ٱi adjective
  • ԴDzd··ٱi·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dietetic1

1535–45; < Latin diaeteticus < Greek 徱ŧپó, equivalent to 徱ŧ-, variant stem of 徱â to treat, regulate (derivative of íٲ diet 1 ) + -tikos -tic
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Example Sentences

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There is plenty to think about during the holy month of Ramadan, dietetic and otherwise.

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Still, many of these practitioners feel frustrated as they try to nudge the dietetic establishment toward change.

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There were delays in her treatment and, over a weekend at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, no specialist dietetic or psychiatric help was sought.

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Their advertisements in The Swiss Monthly, a long-vanished periodical dedicated to horoscopes and the autobiographies of amateur alpinists, ran amid ones for “dietetic specialties” and “colonial goods.”

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He won a case to compel manufacturers of dietetic ginger ale to get sugar out of their products, in an effort to protect diabetic customers.

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