pharmaconutrient

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English

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Etymology

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From pharmaco- +‎ nutrient.

Noun

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pharmaconutrient (plural pharmaconutrients)

  1. Both a pharmaceutical and a nutrient
    • 2015 October 15, “Buffalo Cheese Whey Proteins, Identification of a 24 kDa Protein and Characterization of Their Hydrolysates: In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Thus, leucine is already being seen as a pharmaconutrient of great relevance for the supplementary feeding of malnourished and frail elderly and for specific subpopulations.
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