"nutraceutical" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /njuːtɹəˈsuːtɪkəl/ Forms: nutraceuticals [plural]
Etymology: Blend of nutrient + pharmaceutical, a marketing term coined by Stephen DeFelice in 1989. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|nutrient|pharmaceutical}} Blend of nutrient + pharmaceutical, {{coin|en|Stephen DeFelice|in=1989|nobycat=1|nocap=1|w=-}} coined by Stephen DeFelice in 1989 Head templates: {{en-noun}} nutraceutical (plural nutraceuticals)
  1. A nutrient or food believed to have curative properties. A food used as a drug. Wikipedia link: nutraceutical Synonyms: bioceutical, neutraceutical, neutriceutical Derived forms: metallonutraceutical Translations (supposedly or provenly food with pharmaceutical properties): Nutrazeutikum [neuter] (German), τροφοφάρμακο (trofofármako) [neuter] (Greek), φαρμακοτρόφιμο (farmakotrófimo) [neuter] (Greek), διατροφοφάρμακο (diatrofofármako) [neuter] (Greek), διατροφάρμακο (diatrofármako) [neuter] (Greek)

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