What does nutritive mean?
Nutritive means Of or pertaining to nutrition..
Nutritive
/ˈnjuːtɹətɪv/ · adjective
Meaning
Of or pertaining to nutrition..
Definitions by Sense
- Of or pertaining to nutrition.
- Nourishing, providing nutrition.
- (archaic) A nutrient.
Example Sentences
The juice of the ripe grape is a nutritive and agreeable food, consisting chiefly of sugar and mucilage.
The percentage of nutritive elements contained in the parsnip is very small; so small, indeed, that one pound of parsnips affords hardly one fifth of an ounce of nitrogenous or muscle-forming material.
D'Argenson reckoned that its consumption held up so well in times of high prices because the poor thought that it had nutritive value.
Synonyms for nutritive
Antonyms for nutritive
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Word Forms
- more nutritive
- most nutritive
- nutritives
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for nutritive?
Common synonyms include nutritional, nourishing, wholesome, nutrient.
What is the opposite of nutritive?
Possible antonyms include nonnutritive.
How do you use nutritive in a sentence?
The juice of the ripe grape is a nutritive and agreeable food, consisting chiefly of sugar and mucilage.
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