noun
nutrition
noo-TRISH-un/nuˈtrɪʃn/
The nourishment food provides for health and growth.
Growing children need good nutrition to stay healthy and strong.
Etymology
The pieces make nutrition the process of nourishing. In this sense, that means not simply eating food but absorbing it and building it into living tissue.
In context
fungi have absorptive mode of nutrition this means they cannot eat using mouths they eat by ejecting enzymes that breaks down surrounding cells this breaking down is also called as external digestion then the fungi absorbs these food molecules
More examples
- A varied diet helps provide the nutrition your body needs.
- Poor nutrition can slow recovery from an illness.
- She studies nutrition to learn how food affects health.
Forms
nutrition
nutritional adjective — Relating to nourishment and dietary needs.
nutritious adjective — Providing nourishment needed for good health.
Similar words
- nourishment
- Can also describe emotional support, not just physical nourishment.
- sustenance
- Emphasizes what sustains life rather than overall dietary quality.