alimentary
1Alimentary — Al i*men ta*ry, a. [L. alimentarius, fr. alimentum: cf. F. alimentaire.] Pertaining to aliment or food, or to the function of nutrition; nutritious; alimental; as, alimentary substances. [1913 Webster] {Alimentary canal}, the entire channel,… …
2alimentary — (adj.) 1610s, from M.L. alimentarius pertaining to food, from L. alimentum nourishment, from alere to nourish, rear, support, maintain, from PIE root *al to grow, nourish (see OLD (Cf. old)) …
3alimentary — [adj] digestive comestible, dietary, digestible, nourishing, nutrient, nutritional, nutritious, nutritive, peptic, salutary, sustaining, sustentative; concepts 406,485 …
4alimentary — [al΄ə men′tə rē, al΄əmen′trē] adj. [L alimentarius: see ALIMENT] 1. connected with food or nutrition 2. nourishing 3. furnishing support or sustenance …
5alimentary — Relating to food or nutrition. [L. alimentarius, fr. alimentum, nourishment] * * * al·i·men·ta·ry .al ə ment ə rē, men trē adj of, concerned with, or relating to nourishment or to the function of nutrition: NUTRITIVE <alimentary processes of… …
6alimentary — /æləˈmɛntri / (say aluh mentree) adjective 1. concerned with the function of nutrition. 2. relating to food; nutritious. 3. providing sustenance or maintenance. 4. Law protective: an alimentary trust …
7alimentary — adj. of, relating to, or providing nourishment or sustenance. Phrases and idioms: alimentary canal Anat. the passage along which food is passed from the mouth to the anus during digestion. Etymology: L alimentarius (as ALIMENT) …
8Alimentary canal — Alimentary Al i*men ta*ry, a. [L. alimentarius, fr. alimentum: cf. F. alimentaire.] Pertaining to aliment or food, or to the function of nutrition; nutritious; alimental; as, alimentary substances. [1913 Webster] {Alimentary canal}, the entire… …
9alimentary system — n the organ system devoted to the ingestion, digestion, and assimilation of food and the discharge of residual wastes and consisting of the alimentary canal and those glands or parts of complex glands that secrete digestive enzymes * * * systema… …
10alimentary canal — or alimentary tract n. the passage in the body through which food passes and in which it is digested, extending from the mouth through the esophagus, stomach, and intestines to the anus …