adj
nutritional
nyoo-TRIHSH-uh-nuhl
adj
1
Relating to nutrition or the nourishment food provides.
"The label lists the nutritional value of each serving."
"Doctors questioned the nutritional benefits of the new diet fad."
How to Use Nutritional
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo do with how nourishing or healthy a food is.
Common pairings
nutritional value
nutritional information
nutritional needs
Word Forms
more nutritional comparative, most nutritional superlative
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Etymology
From nutrition plus the adjective-forming suffix -al.
Rhymes for nutritional
coronal
rational
diagonal
personal
seasonal
national
optional
regional
hormonal
fictional
emotional
irrational
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