alimentation
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al·i·men·ta·tion
(ăl′ə-mĕn-tā′shən)n.
1. The act or process of giving or receiving nourishment.
2. Support; sustenance.
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alimentation
(ˌælɪmɛnˈteɪʃən)n
1. nourishment
2. sustenance; support
ˌaliˈmentative adj
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al•i•men•ta•tion
(ˌæl ə mɛnˈteɪ ʃən)n.
1. nourishment; nutrition.
2. sustenance; support.
[1580–90; < Medieval Latin]
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| Noun | 1. |  alimentation - a source of materials to nourish the bodymilk - produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young course - part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal" dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" fast food - inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly finger food - food to be eaten with the fingers ingesta - solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth kosher - food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law mess - soft semiliquid food; "a mess of porridge" mince - food chopped into small bits; "a mince of mushrooms" puree - food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender stodge - heavy and filling (and usually starchy) food wheat germ - embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins vitamin - any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism |
| 2. |  alimentation - the act of supplying food and nourishmentinfant feeding - feeding an infant forced feeding, gavage - feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat intravenous feeding, IV - administration of nutrients through a vein overfeeding - excessive feeding spoonfeeding - feeding someone (as a baby) from a spoon hyperalimentation, total parenteral nutrition, TPN - administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes |
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alimentation
nounThe means needed to support life:
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