DIETETICS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The scientific study of food preparation and intake

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("dietetics" is a kind of...):

bioscience; life science (any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dietetics"):

macrobiotics (the theory of promoting health and longevity by means of diet (especially whole beans and grains))

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