the act or process of nourishing or of being nourished.

the science or study of, or a course of study in, nutrition, esp. of humans.

the process by which organisms take in and utilize food material.

food; nutriment.

the pursuit of this science as an occupation or profession.

noun

deprivation , starvation

noun

diet , menu , nourishment , nutriment , subsistence , sustenance , victuals , aliment , bread , comestible , edible , esculent , fare , foodstuff , meat , nurture , pabulum , pap , provender , provision , victual , (healthy nutrition) , denutrition , dietetics , dystrophy(defective nutrition) , eutrophy , feeding , food , innutrition , malnutrition