dietetic

[ dahy-i-tet-ik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to diet or to regulation of the use of food.
2. prepared or suitable for special diets, diet, especially those requiring a restricted sugar intake:

   a jar of dietetic jelly.

noun

1. dietetics, (used with a singular verb) the science concerned with the nutritional planning and preparation of foods.

dietetic

/ ˌdaɪɪˈtɛtɪk /

adjective

1. denoting or relating to diet or the regulation of food intake
2. prepared for special dietary requirements

Derived Forms

• ˌdieˈtetically, adverb

Other Words From

• die·teti·cal·ly adverb
• nondi·e·tetic adjective
• nondi·e·teti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of dietetic¹

1535–45; < Latin diaeteticus < Greek diatētikós, equivalent to diatē-, variant stem of diaitân to treat, regulate (derivative of díaita diet ¹ ) + -tikos -tic

Example Sentences

There is plenty to think about during the holy month of Ramadan, dietetic and otherwise.

From Salon

Still, many of these practitioners feel frustrated as they try to nudge the dietetic establishment toward change.

From New York Times

There were delays in her treatment and, over a weekend at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, no specialist dietetic or psychiatric help was sought.

From BBC

Their advertisements in The Swiss Monthly, a long-vanished periodical dedicated to horoscopes and the autobiographies of amateur alpinists, ran amid ones for “dietetic specialties” and “colonial goods.”

From The New Yorker

He won a case to compel manufacturers of dietetic ginger ale to get sugar out of their products, in an effort to protect diabetic customers.

From Washington Post