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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Nutriment \Nu"tri*ment\, noun [L. nutrimentum, fr. nutrire to nourish. See {Nourish}.]
1. That which nourishes; a nutrient; anything which promotes growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life; food; aliment.
The stomach returns what it has received, in strength and nutriment diffused into all parts of the body. --South.
2. That which promotes development or growth.
Is not virtue in mankind The nutriment that feeds the mind? --Swift.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
nutriment
noun: a source of materials to nourish the body [syn: {nourishment}, {nutrition}, {sustenance}, {aliment}, {alimentation}, {victuals}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "nutriment": aliment, alimentation, bread, bread and butter, growth regulator, keep, livelihood, living, maintenance, nourishment, nurture, nutrient, nutritive, pabulum, pap, refection, refreshment, subsistence, support, sustenance
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