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aliment

[al´ĭ-ment]

food; nutritive material.

al·i·ment

(al'i-ment),

1. Synonym(s): nourishment

2. In sensorimotor theory, that which is assimilated to a schema; analogous to a stimulus.

[L. alo, to nourish]

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aliment

(ăl′ə-mənt)

1. Something that nourishes; food.

2. Something that supports or sustains.

tr.v. (-mĕnt′) ali·mented, ali·menting, ali·ments

To supply with sustenance, such as food: required by court order to aliment the abandoned family.

al′i·men′tal (-mĕn′tl) adj.

al′i·men′tal·ly adv.

nour·ish·ment

(nŭr'ish-mĕnt)

A substance used to feed or to sustain life and growth of an organism.
Synonym(s): aliment.

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