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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

nutriens

, p. pr. of

nutrire

. See

Nutritious; nourishing; promoting growth.

Noun.

Any substance which has nutritious qualities, i. e., which nourishes or promotes growth; a nutriment.

Adj.

[L.] Nourishing; promoting growth.

Noun.

Any substance which nourishes by promoting the growth or repairing the waste of animal bodies.