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alimentary::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | alimental, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive |
| Derivation | aliment |
Examples of alimentary
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The MPA tale, in fact, gives disturbing new meaning to the term alimentary canal.
From the time.com
For SlantShack's creators, though, the reason was its alimentary properties.
From the theatlantic.com
What I really mean is the alimentary canal and all of its gurgling bells and whistles.
From the huffingtonpost.com
Galen describes symptoms of the alimentary tract via a patient's diarrhea and stools.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Alimentary hormones are the likely suspects, and pacifying them is the end of ill-eating.
From the latimes.com
Cannon, W. B. The influence of emotional states on the functions of the alimentary canal.
From the nature.com
The alimentary canal varies tremendously, but in most species things are not so complex.
From the huffingtonpost.com
He blamed the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic on unclean alimentary canals.
From the washingtonpost.com
Unlike normal people, Dave's alimentary system has only one opening.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew"
- The Human gastrointestinal tract refers to the stomach and intestine, and sometimes to all the structures from the mouth to the anus. (The "digestive system" is a broader term that includes other structures, including the accessory organs of digestion).
- Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion; nourishing; nutritious
- Adjective, Latin alimentum = food, e.g., alimentary canal.
- Subnanism: Short stature due to malnutrition, illness or other medical problems past the first year of life. Also called hypostatura in younger children.
- (As a description of a fund) - Not available to meet the claims of creditors, eg, alimentary liferent. Formerly common in ante-nuptial contracts of marriage where property was provided by the wife. Since 1984 the privilege may extend only to funds provided by third parties. ...
- What Holmes said to Watson.
