n(y)ü.ˈtrishən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, from Late Latin nutrition-, nutritio, from Latin nutritus (past participle of nutrire to nourish) + -ion-, -io -ion
: the act or process of nourishing or being nourished ; specifically : the sum of the processes by which an animal or plant takes in and utilizes food substances in animals typically involving ingestion, digestion, absorption, and assimilation