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Ingesta

That which is introduced into the body by the stomach or alimentary canal; -- opposed to egesta.

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Aliment 76% connected

That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The necessaries of life generally: suste…

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Alimentation 76% connected

The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of the alimentary canal.

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Nourishment 76% connected

The act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished; nutrition.

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Nutriment 76% connected

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

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Nutrition 76% connected

In the broadest sense, a process or series of processes by which the living organism as a whole (or its component parts or organs) is maintained in i…

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Sustenance 76% connected

The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.

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Victuals 76% connected

Food for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or prepared for the table; that which supports human life; provisions; sustenance; meat; viands.

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