nutrition

US: /nuˈtɹɪʃən/
UK: /njuːtɹˈɪʃən/


English Vietnamese dictionary


nutrition /nju:'triʃn/
  • tính từ
    • sự nuôi dưỡng, sự dinh dưỡng
    • đồ ăn bổ
    • (y học) khoa dinh dưỡng

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
[U] the process by which living things receive the food necessary for them to grow and be healthy: advice on diet and nutrition + to study food science and nutrition + Nutrition information is now provided on the back of most food products.
Compare: MALNUTRITION
nutritional (also less frequent nutritive) adjective: the nutritional value of milk
nutritionally adverb: a nutritionally balanced menu

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

adequate, good, proper | inadequate, poor
Many children at the school were found to be suffering from inadequate nutrition.

PHRASES

a source of nutrition


Concise English dictionary


nuː'trɪʃn /nju-
noun
+(physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance
+a source of materials to nourish the body
+the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)