alimentation (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *alimentation*:
NOUN	food	alimentation, nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, victuals	a source of materials to nourish the body
act	alimentation, feeding	the act of supplying food and nourishment

English > *alimentation*: 2 senses > noun 1, food
Meaning	A source of materials to nourish the body.
Synonyms	nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, victuals
Narrower	course	Part of a meal served at one time
	dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat	Something considered choice to eat
	dish	A particular item of prepared food
	fast food	inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly
	finger food	Food to be eaten with the fingers
	ingesta	Solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth
	kosher	Food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law
	meal, repast	The food served and eaten at one time
	mess	Soft semiliquid food
	milk	produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young
	mince	Food chopped into small bits
	puree	Food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender
	stodge	Heavy and filling (and usually starchy) food
	vitamin	Any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
	wheat germ	embryo of the wheat kernel
Broader	food, nutrient	Any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
Spanish	alimentación, alimento, comida, nutrición, nutriente, nutrientes, nutrimento, sustento
Catalan	aliment, menjar, nutrient, sustent
Verbs	aliment	give nourishment to

English > *alimentation*: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	The act of supplying food and nourishment.
Synonym	feeding
Narrower	forced feeding, gavage	feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat
	infant feeding	feeding an infant
	intravenous feeding, IV	Administration of nutrients through a vein
	overfeeding	excessive feeding
	spoonfeeding	feeding someone (as a baby) from a spoon
	suckling, lactation	feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
	total parenteral nutrition, TPN, hyperalimentation	Administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava
Broader	provision, supply, supplying	The activity of supplying or providing something
Spanish	alimentación, nutrición
Catalan	alimentació, nodriment, nutrició
Adjectives	alimentative	related to the supply of aliment
Verbs	aliment	give nourishment to

HyperDic: alimentation