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Definition of Alimental
1. Adjective. Of or providing nourishment. "Good nourishing stew"
Similar to: Wholesome
Derivative terms: Aliment, Nourish, Nourish, Nutrient, Nutrition, Nutrition, Nutritiousness, Nutritiveness
Definition of Alimental
1. a. Supplying food; having the quality of nourishing; furnishing the materials for natural growth; as, alimental sap.
Definition of Alimental
1. Adjective. Supplying food; nourishing. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alimental
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alimental
Literary usage of Alimental
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Medico-chirurgical Review, and Journal of Practical Medicine (1832)
"These changes are effected upon the air of inspiration during its momentary stay
in the passages, and they must be more considerable upon the alimental and ..."
2. The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its Dependencies (1835)
"In seeking a remedy for this evil, it will be proper to revert to the division
of produce into two kinds; 1st, alimental produce, or produce for ..."
3. The Relation of Latin to Practical Life: Concrete Illustrations in the Form by Frances Ellis Sabin, Loura Bayne Woodruff (1913)
".alimental, from alere, to nourish— nourishing, pursuit of pulchritude . .
Pulchritude, from pulchritudo, beauty —beauty. ..."
4. Public Health Papers and Reports by American Public Health Association (1894)
"Besides, the condition of the mucus of the digestive tube will not permit the
absorption of any medicinal or alimental substance. ..."
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