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alimentary Definition

ali·men·tary (al′ə men′tə rē, -men′trē)

adjective

  1. connected with food or nutrition
  2. nourishing
  3. furnishing support or sustenance

Etymology: L alimentarius: see aliment

alimentary Synonyms

alimentary

modif.

alimental, wholesome, supplying sustenance, nutritious, salutary, nourishing, nutrient, sustaining, nutritive, sustentative, digestive, digestible, succulent, food-taking, invigorating, food-carrying, comestible, dietary, dietetic, providing maintenance, eutropic, esculent, absorptive, eupeptic, peptic.

alimentary Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • tract: In fact it can occur anywhere along the entire alimentary tract from the mouth to the anus.
  • canal: The alimentary canal is located in the northern part of Indiana.
  • system: Cotton, R. E. ( 1992 ) Diseases of the alimentary system - diverticular disease.
  • debt: Cases of failure to pay alimentary debts very rarely arose between husbands and wives.

Browse dictionary entries near alimentary

  1. ‹ aliment
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  3. ‹ alignment
  4. ‹ align
  5. ‹ alight
  6. ‹ Aligarh
  7. ‹ aliform
  8. ‹ alif
  9. ‹ alienor
  10. ‹ alienist
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