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- 4. colorless, transparent, odorless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.
- 5. the branch of knowledge concerned with the diet and its effects on health, especially with the practical application of a scientific understanding of nutrition.
- 7. any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth.
- 8. a simple sugar which is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.
- 9. a list of dishes available in a restaurant.
- 11. microscopic fungus consisting of single oval cells that reproduce by budding, and are capable of converting sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
- 13. the action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level.
- 15. natural oily or greasy substance occurring in animal bodies, especially when deposited as a layer under the skin or around certain organs.
- 16. the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
- 17. feeling or displaying the need for food.
- 18. of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues and including sugars, starch, and cellulose.
- 19. or embellish (something, especially food).
- 20. a substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a consistency like that of water or oil.
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- 1. or any other cultivated cereal crop used as food.
- 2. quantity or consignment of goods produced at one time.
- 3. the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats.
- 6. any of the foods or substances that are combined to make a particular dish.
- 10. thread or filament from which a vegetable tissue, mineral substance, or textile is formed.
- 12. food; nourishment.
- 14. a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life.
