| aliment |
physical nourishment; food. [1/3 definitions] |
| alimentation |
that which serves as nourishment; food. [1/2 definitions] |
| atrophy |
a gradual wasting away of a body part, esp. from insufficient use or nourishment. [1/4 definitions] |
| feed |
to eat food; take nourishment. [1/13 definitions] |
| food |
solid as opposed to liquid nourishment. [1/3 definitions] |
| gluten |
any of a group of plant proteins found in cereal grains that provides nourishment to the embryonic plant during germination. [1/2 definitions] |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. [1/2 definitions] |
| malnourishment |
the lack of enough or appropriate nourishment; malnutrition. |
| nurse |
to give or receive nourishment from the breast. [1/11 definitions] |
| nurture |
sustaining food; nourishment. [1/6 definitions] |
| nutrition |
the act or process of ingesting and using nutrients or of providing nourishment. [3 definitions] |
| placenta |
an organ formed in the womb for supplying the fetus with nourishment. [1/2 definitions] |
| rhizoid |
a rootlike filament that connects a plant, such as a fern or moss, to the substratum where it derives nourishment. [1/2 definitions] |
| suckle |
to provide care and nourishment for; raise. [1/4 definitions] |
| sustenance |
nourishment that maintains life; food. [1/2 definitions] |
| trophoblast |
an outer layer of cells by which the fertilized ovum attaches to the uterine wall, and through which the embryo receives nourishment. |
| trophoplasm |
a type of protoplasm that provides nourishment to a cell. |
| umbilical cord |
a tough, flexible cord that connects the navel of a fetus to the placenta of its mother and that supplies nourishment to, and removes wastes from, the fetus. |