alimentary
concerned with the function of nutrition; nutritive.
pertaining to food.
providing sustenance or maintenance.
Origin of alimentary
1Other words from alimentary
- un·al·i·men·ta·ry, adjective
Words Nearby alimentary
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How to use alimentary in a sentence
Remember that your whole alimentary tract is out of action, and give it a chance to start up slowly.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton SinclairIn the first group I put the diseases of the digestive and alimentary tract.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton SinclairThen it is starved so that its alimentary tract will be as empty as possible at the time of killing.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and SciencesIn addition, their absorption from the alimentary tract is quite complete; that is, they contain little or no waste material.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and SciencesThe greater portion of the alimentary cavity consists of the original segmentation cavity (vide diagrams).
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour
British Dictionary definitions for alimentary
/ (ˌælɪˈmɛntərɪ, -trɪ) /
of or relating to nutrition
providing sustenance or nourishment
Scots law free from the claims of creditors: an alimentary trust
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