Nutriment vs. Nutrition — What's the Difference?

A source of nourishment; food.

Nutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life. It includes ingestion, absorption, assimilation, biosynthesis, catabolism and excretion.The science that studies the physiological process of nutrition is called nutritional science (also nutrition science).

An agent that promotes growth or development.

The process of nourishing or being nourished, especially the process by which a living organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and for replacement of tissues.

A source of nourishment; food.

The science or study that deals with food and nourishment, especially in humans.

Something that promotes growth or development; a nutrient.

A source of nourishment; food.

That which nourishes; a nutrient; anything which promotes growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life; food; aliment.

(biology) The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.

That which promotes development or growth.

That which nourishes; nutriment.

A source of materials to nourish the body

In the broadest sense, a process or series of processes by which a living organism as a whole (or its component parts or organs) is maintained in its normal condition of life and growth.

In a more limited sense, the process by which the living tissues take up, from the blood, matters necessary either for their repair or for the performance of their healthy functions.

That which nourishes; nutriment.

(physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance

A source of materials to nourish the body

The scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)