'Nutritiousness' definitions:
Definition of 'nutritiousness'
noun
The quality of being nourishing and promoting healthy growth [syn: nutritiousness,
nutritiveness]
Definition of 'Nutritiousness'
- Nutritious \Nu*tri"tious\, a. [L. nutricius, nutritius, from
nutrix, -icis, a nurse, nutrire to nourish. See Nurse,
Nourish.]
Nourishing; promoting growth, or preventing decay; alimental.
-- {Nu*tri"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Nu*tri"tious*ness}, n.
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