aliment
What sustains life
Aliment is a formal or literary word for food or nourishment—whatever sustains life.
The term appears more often in legal contexts, particularly in Scottish law, where aliment refers to financial support owed to dependents: The court ordered him to provide aliment for his children.
The verb means to nourish or sustain.
Keep something going continuously
- feedSupply with sustenance
- nurtureSupport growth and development
- fortifyMake stronger against threat
- nourishProvide sustenance to
replenish · strengthen · support · maintain · provide · supply · fuel · energize
Means of living
- victualsFood and drink
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- fareTransport payment
- foodstuffAny edible substance
comestibles · edibles · viands · rations · groceries · diet · meals · cuisine
Furnish or stock
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- pantryHousehold provisions closet
- larderCool food storage room
- storesRetail establishments or reserves
reserve · rations · stock · commissary · inventory · staples · allowance · subsidy
Vital dietary substances
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- proteinsAmino acid polymers
- carbohydratesSugar-based energy compounds
- fatsOily organic nutrients
vitamins · minerals · fiber · macronutrients · micronutrients · dietary · metabolism · digestion
sustain
Keep something going continuously
nourish · replenish · strengthen · support · maintain · provide · supply · fuel · energize · revitalize
sustenance
Means of living
- victualsFood and drink
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- fareTransport payment
foodstuff · comestibles · edibles · viands · rations · groceries · diet · meals · cuisine · grub
supply
Furnish or stock
stores · reserve · rations · stock · commissary · inventory · staples · allowance · subsidy · maintenance
nutrients
Vital dietary substances
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- proteinsAmino acid polymers
- carbohydratesSugar-based energy compounds
fats · vitamins · minerals · fiber · macronutrients · micronutrients · dietary · metabolism · digestion · absorption
- produits de consommationmedicament, parfum, dentifrice, detergent, automobile
- Scots Lawpursuer, defender, advocates, advocate, solicitors
- repasdejeuner, diner, brunch, collation, banquet
alimentpoison
Harmful ingested substance
toxin · venom · bane · pollutant · contaminant
alimentstarvation
Extreme nutritional deprivation
famine · malnutrition · hunger · deprivation · privation
- alimentary canalBody's food-processing tube