nutriment

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

nutriment
    n 1: a source of materials to nourish the body [syn:
         {nutriment}, {nourishment}, {nutrition}, {sustenance},
         {aliment}, {alimentation}, {victuals}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Nutriment \Nu"tri*ment\, n. [L. nutrimentum, fr. nutrire to
   nourish. See {Nourish}.]
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   1. That which nourishes; a nutrient; anything which promotes
      growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or
      vegetable life; food; aliment.
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            The stomach returns what it has received, in
            strength and nutriment diffused into all parts of
            the body.                             --South.
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   2. That which promotes development or growth.
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            Is not virtue in mankind
            The nutriment that feeds the mind?    --Swift.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

20 Moby Thesaurus words for "nutriment":
      aliment, alimentation, bread, bread and butter, growth regulator,
      keep, livelihood, living, maintenance, nourishment, nurture,
      nutrient, nutritive, pabulum, pap, refection, refreshment,
      subsistence, support, sustenance