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nutraceutical

noun nu·tra·ceu·ti·cal

Medical Definition of NUTRACEUTICAL

:  a foodstuff (as a fortified food or a dietary supplement) that is held to provide health or medical benefits in addition to its basic nutritional value—called also functional food

Variants of NUTRACEUTICAL

nu·tra·ceu·ti·cal also nu·tri·ceu·ti·cal \ˌn(y)ü-trə-ˈsü-ti-kəl\

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