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alimentary

  (ăl'ə-mĕn'tə-rē, -trē) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion.
  2. Providing nourishment.

 
 
Thesaurus: alimentary

adjective

  1. Of or relating to food or nutrition: nutritional, nutritive. See ingestion.
  2. Providing nourishment: nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive. See ingestion.

 

Pertaining to or caused by food, or nutritive material.

  • a. canal — all the organs making up the route taken by food as it passes through the body from mouth to anus; it comprises the esophagus, stomach, and small and large intestines. Called also digestive tract. See also digestive system.
  • a. ketosis — see acetonemia.
  • a. system — see digestive system.
  • a. toxic aleukia — leukopenia due to ingested toxin, e.g. Fusarium spp. poisoning, stachybotrytoxicosis.
 
Word Tutor: alimentary
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IN BRIEF: adj. - Of or providing nourishment.

Tutor's tip: Learning about the "alimentary" (relating to nutrition) canal is part of the science curriculum in "elementary" (simplest, basic) school.

 
Translations: Translations for: Alimentary

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fordøjelses-

idioms:

  • alimentary canal    fordøjelseskanal

Nederlands (Dutch)
betreffende voeding (smiddelen)

Français (French)
adj. - alimentaire

idioms:

  • alimentary canal    tube digestif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Nahrungs-, Ernährungs-

idioms:

  • alimentary canal    Verdauungskanal

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τροφικός, (ανατ.) πεπτικός

idioms:

  • alimentary canal    (ανατ.) πεπτικός σωλήνας

Italiano (Italian)
alimentare

idioms:

  • alimentary canal    tubo digerente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - alimentar, nutritivo

idioms:

  • alimentary canal    tubo (m) digestivo (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
пищевой

idioms:

  • alimentary canal    пищеварительный канал

Español (Spanish)
adj. - alimenticio, alimentario

idioms:

  • alimentary canal    tubo digestivo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - närande, närings-

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
营养的, 给予扶助的, 供养的

idioms:

  • alimentary canal    消化道

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 營養的, 給予扶助的, 供養的

idioms:

  • alimentary canal    消化道

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 영양의, 소화의, 부양을 하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 食物の, 栄養の

idioms:

  • alimentary canal    消化管

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غذائي, متعلق بالغذاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עיכולי, תזונתי‬


 
 

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