— nutrimental /nooh'treuh men"tl, nyooh'-/ , adj.
/nooh"treuh meuhnt, nyooh"-/ , n.
1. any substance or matter that, taken into a living organism, serves to sustain it in its existence, promoting growth, replacing loss, and providing energy.
2. anything that nourishes; nourishment; food.
[ 1375-1425; late ME nutrimentum nourishment, equiv. to nutri ( re ) to NOURISH, feed + -mentum -MENT ]