aliment
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In which sence the Friends of this Distinction say, that Chyle is the matter of Blood, and Blood that of a Humane Body, of all whose Parts ’tis presum’d to be the Aliment.
Under the head of Aliment the physiological properties of various foods have already been considered theoretically in respect of their capacity to supply physical waste in nitrogenous and non-nitrogenous matter.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
She was troubled with frequent Swoonings, and unaccountable Longings for certain sorts of Aliment.
From Tractus de Hermaphrodites Or, A Treatise of Hermaphrodites by Jacob, Giles
Aliment, al′i-ment, n. nourishment: food: provision for maintenance, alimony: support.—v.t. to support, sustain: make provision for the maintenance of.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Aliment is thus given, where drink only was required; and the stomach, overloaded and oppressed, is apt to become irritable, and is thus brought into a condition most favourable to the occurrence of cholera.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin