English Words: N
24,391 words · Page 483 of 488
A branch of nutritional genomics which aims to identify genetic susceptibility to diseases and genetic variation in the effects of nutrient intake on the genome.
The field of study that examines how the interaction between genetics and nutrition affects human health, specifically to devise a personalized diet to improve or maintain good health.
The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.
A paradigm that assumes that it is the scientifically identified nutrients in foods that determine their value in the diet.
The basic inner workings of something; the fundamentals; that which makes something operate.
Any of certain species of invasive perennial sedge, of the genus Cyperus, that have edible, nutlike tubers.
A tool for driving nuts and bolts; similar to a nutdriver but without a handle, whereas it is instead in the form of a bit that is chucked into a power tool or an indexable handle.
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The English alphabetical index for the letter N contains 24,391 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 488 pages, and you are currently viewing page 483. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
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