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nutritive

[ noo-tri-tiv, nyoo- ]

adjective

  1. serving to nourish; providing nutriment; nutritious.
  2. of, relating to, or concerned with nutrition:

    foods with high nutritive value.



noun

  1. an item of nourishing food:

    a breakfast of cereals, fruits, and other nutritives.

nutritive

/ ˈːٰɪɪ /

adjective

  1. providing nourishment
  2. of, concerning, or promoting nutrition
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a nutritious food
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳٰܳپ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Գt·پ· adverb
  • Գt·پ·Ա noun
  • p·Գt·پ adjective
  • ԴDz·Գt·پ adjective
  • non·Գt·پ· adverb
  • non·Գt·پ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·Գt·پ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nutritive1

1350–1400; < Medieval Latin ūٰīīܲ, equivalent to ūٰī- ( nutrition ) + -īܲ -ive; replacing Middle English nutritif < Middle French < Medieval Latin as above
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The pioneers are the seabirds, whose fishy guano provides a nutritive anchor for air and seaborne seeds.

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Once milk flows, the baby will switch to a different, nutritive suck pattern.

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Fall is a great time to add a percolating layer of compost as a nutritive mulch on new or existing beds, or even on a lawn.

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Small-scale, ecofriendly cultivation methods using indigenous knowledge and inputs and cutting-edge science increase the variety, nutritive value and quantity of foods produced on farms while stabilizing rural economies, promoting gender equity and protecting biodiversity.

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On the flip side, nutritive sweeteners are sugar's "cousins" and are slightly less sweet than table sugar.

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