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/njuːtɹəˈsuːtɪkəl/ · noun
A nutrient or food believed to have curative properties; a food used as a drug..
The latest nutraceutical nostrum could come from the blueberry.
Japan, where the probiotic drink Yakult was invented in 1935, is regarded as the homeland of nutraceuticals. Thanks to a lighter legislative touch than in Europe it’s also relatively easy for food manufacturers to claim special powers for their products.
Use nutraceutical when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nutraceutical means A nutrient or food believed to have curative properties; a food used as a drug..
Common synonyms include bioceutical.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The latest nutraceutical nostrum could come from the blueberry.
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