abattoir |
a place where animals are killed and cut up for food; slaughterhouse. |
abomasum |
the fourth stomach chamber of cud-chewing mammals such as cows, in which food is digested. |
accommodate |
to provide food or lodging or both for. [1/6 definitions] |
accommodation |
(usu. pl.) food and lodging, or lodging alone. [1/6 definitions] |
aflatoxin |
any of a group of toxic compounds produced by certain molds, esp. those in the genus Aspergillus. Consumption of food contaminated with these molds can cause liver disease and cancer. |
agribusiness |
large-scale industrial agriculture and related activities such as food-processing, equipment manufacture, and marketing. |
aliment |
physical nourishment; food. [1/3 definitions] |
alimentary |
relating to food or nutrition. [1/2 definitions] |
alimentary canal |
the body passage into which food is ingested and in which it is digested; passage from the mouth to the anus; digestive tract. |
alimentation |
that which serves as nourishment; food. [1/2 definitions] |
allergic |
having abnormal or disabling sensitivity to certain agents such as drugs, food, or pollen, resulting in a hypersensitive reaction upon exposure (usu. fol. by "to"). [1/3 definitions] |
amaranth |
a plant having coarse leaves and bearing purple, green, or red clusters of small flowers, often grown as a food crop. [1/3 definitions] |
ambrosia |
in Greek and Roman mythology, the food or drink of the gods. [1/3 definitions] |
amoeba |
a one-celled organism that changes its shape as it moves and engulfs food. |
amyloid |
a starchy substance, as in food. [1/3 definitions] |
anabolism |
the process in living organisms by which complex structures are synthesized from simple ones, as body tissues from food. |
anchovy |
any of various small, herringlike fish, used for food and found in the Mediterranean Sea. |
anorexia |
a psychological disorder marked by the inability to eat or the persistent refusal of food; anorexia nervosa. (Cf. bulimarexia.) |
ant lion |
any of several lace-winged insects whose larvae dig holes in which they trap ants or other insects for food. |
aperient |
a medicine or food that acts as a gentle laxative. [1/2 definitions] |
aphrodisiac |
a substance, such as a food or drug, that arouses sexual desire. [1/2 definitions] |