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Grammar : Adj
Spell : noun al-uh-muhnt; verb al-uh-ment
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈæl ə mənt; verb ˈæl əˌmɛnt



Definition of alimental

Origin :
  • "food," late 15c., from Latin alimentum "nourishment," in plural, "food, provisions," from alere "to nourish" (see alimentary).
  • As in nutritious : adj healthy
  • As in nutritive : adj pertaining to food
Example sentences :
  • Gums are nutritious foods, but it is probable that they are not equal in alimental power to equal weights of starch or sugar.
  • Extract from : « The Stock-Feeder's Manual » by Charles Alexander Cameron
  • Even in the present day, the Laplanders and Greenlanders banish this animal from their alimental list.
  • Extract from : « Primitive Man » by Louis Figuier

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