Speakur

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nutraceutical

/njuːtɹəˈsuːtɪkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
nu-traceu-ti-cal
IPA
/njuːtɹəˈsuːtɪkəl/
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

nutraceuticals (plural) neutraceutical (alternative) neutriceutical (alternative)

Derived Forms

metallonutraceutical

Frequently Paired Words

functional food

Synonyms

bioceutical

Questions

How do you pronounce nutraceutical?
The recorded pronunciation is /njuːtɹəˈsuːtɪkəl/.
What does nutraceutical mean?
A nutrient or food believed to have curative properties; a food used as a drug.
Where does nutraceutical come from?
Blend of nutrient + pharmaceutical, a marketing term coined by Stephen DeFelice in 1989.

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