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nutraceutical

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /njuːtɹəˈsuːtɪkəl/

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noun

Meaning 1

A nutrient or food believed to have curative properties; a food used as a drug.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bioceutical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of nutrient + pharmaceutical, a marketing term coined by Stephen DeFelice in 1989.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Nutrazeutikum — supposedly or provenly food with pharmaceutical properties
  • Greek: τροφοφάρμακο (trofofármako) — supposedly or provenly food with pharmaceutical properties
  • Greek: φαρμακοτρόφιμο (farmakotrófimo) — supposedly or provenly food with pharmaceutical properties
  • Greek: διατροφοφάρμακο (diatrofofármako) — supposedly or provenly food with pharmaceutical properties
  • Greek: διατροφάρμακο (diatrofármako) — supposedly or provenly food with pharmaceutical properties