nu·tra·ceu·ti·cal

nu·tra·ceu·ti·cal
/ˌnuːtrəˈsuːtıkəl, Brit ˌnjuːtrəˈsjuːtıkəl/ noun, pl -cals [count]
technical : a specially treated food, vitamin, mineral, herb, etc., that you eat or drink in order to improve your health

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  • nu|tra|ceu|ti|cal — «NOO truh SOO tuh kuhl», noun a natural substance or food product with medicinal properties. ╂[< coined using alter. nutri(tion) by analogy with pharmaceutical] …   Useful english dictionary

  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • ceu — ar·ceu·tho·bi·um; ceu·to·rhyn·chus; phar·ma·ceu·tic; phar·ma·ceu·tics; phar·ma·ceu·tist; CEU; cos·me·ceu·ti·cal; nu·tra·ceu·ti·cal; phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal; nu·tri·ceu·ti·cal; phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal·ly; …   English syllables

  • tra — in·tra·bi·on·tic; in·tra·cartilaginous; in·tra·cav·i·tar·i·ly; in·tra·cav·i·tary; in·tra·cellular; in·tra·cerebral; in·tra·cervical; in·tra·chordal; in·tra·cisternal; in·tra·city; in·tra·coastal; in·tra·company; in·tra·continental;… …   English syllables

  • nutraceutical — nu·tra·ceu·ti·cal …   English syllables

  • nu — ai·nu; ami·cro·nu·cle·ate; am·phi·nu·cle·us; an·nu·al·ist; an·nu·al·i·za·tion; an·nu·al·ize; an·nu·ary; an·nu·a·tion; an·nu·i·tant; an·nu·i·ty; an·nu·lar; an·nu·lar·ia; an·nu·lar·i·ty; an·nu·lary; an·nu·la·tion; an·nu·let; an·nu·lism;… …   English syllables

  • Nutraceutical — A food or part of a food that allegedly provides medicinal or health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease. A nutraceutical may be a naturally nutrient rich or medicinally active food, such as garlic or soybeans, or it may… …   Medical dictionary

  • nutraceutical — nu•tra•ceu•ti•cal ornu•tri•ceu•ti•cal [[t]ˌnu trəˈsu tɪ kəl, ˌnyu [/t]] n. pha a food or natural substance that contains or is supplemented with ingredients purported to have health benefits • Etymology: 1985–90; nutr (ition) + (pharm) aceutical) …   From formal English to slang

  • nutraceutical — nu|tra|ceu|ti|cal [ ,nutrə sutıkl ] noun count TECHNICAL a food or natural substance that people eat in order to feel more healthy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… …   English syllables

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