nutritive

(nū'trĭ-tĭv, nyū'-)
adj.

1. Nutritious; nourishing.
2. Of or relating to nutrition.

[Middle English nutritif, from Old French, from Late Latin nūtrītīvus, from Latin nūtrītus, past participle of nūtrīre, to suckle.]

nutritively nu'tri·tive·ly adv.

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adjective

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

1. containing nutrient(s).
2. of, concerned in, or promoting nutrition.

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Pertaining to or promoting nutrition.

• n. ratio — the ratio of digestible protein to other digestible components in the feed.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nærende, nærings-

Nederlands (Dutch)
voedzaam, voedings-, voedingsartikel

Français (French)
adj. - nourrissant, nutritif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - nahrhaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - θρεπτικός

Italiano (Italian)
nutriente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - nutritivo

Русский (Russian)
питательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - nutritivo, alimenticio

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - närings-, närande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有营养的, 与营养有关的, 有营养成份的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有營養的, 與營養有關的, 有營養成份的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 양분의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 栄養になる, 栄養の
n. - 栄養物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مغذي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תזונתי, מזין‬

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