nutraceutical
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nutraceutical
- /njuːtɹəˈsuːtɪkəl/
Where it comes from
Blend of nutrient + pharmaceutical, a marketing term coined by Stephen DeFelice in 1989.
noun nutraceuticals · neutraceutical · neutriceutical
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A nutrient or food believed to have curative properties; a food used as a drug.
The latest nutraceutical nostrum could come from the blueberry.
Similar: bioceutical
Translations
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noun supposedly or provenly food with pharmaceutical properties
| Deutsch | Nutrazeutikum |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | τροφοφάρμακο trofofármako, φαρμακοτρόφιμο farmakotrófimo, διατροφοφάρμακο diatrofofármako, διατροφάρμακο diatrofármako |
Talk about this word "nutraceutical." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nutraceutical. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nutraceutical. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nutraceutical "nutraceutical." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nutraceutical.Cite this
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title = {nutraceutical},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nutraceutical},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
