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nutritiveness

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Nutritive  \Nu"tri*tive\,  a.  [Cf.  F.  nutritif.] 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  nutrition;  as  the  nutritive  functions; 
  having  the  quality  of  nourishing;  nutritious;  nutrimental; 
  alimental;  as  nutritive  food  or  berries. 
 
  {Nutritive  plasma}.  (Biol.)  See  {Idioplasma}. 
 
  {Nutritive  polyp}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  one  of  the  zooids  of  a 
  compound  hydroid,  or  coral,  which  has  a  mouth  and 
  digestive  cavity.  --  {Nu"tri*tive*ly},  adv  -- 
  {Nu"tri*tive*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  nutritiveness 
  n  :  the  quality  of  being  nourishing  and  promoting  healthy  growth 
  [syn:  {nutritiousness}]




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