dietetic

[dahy-i-tet-ik]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

pertaining to diet or to regulation of the use of food.
prepared or suitable for special diets, diet, especially those requiring a restricted sugar intake.
a jar of dietetic jelly.

noun

(used with a singular verb)��dietetics, the science concerned with the nutritional planning and preparation of foods.

dietetic

/ ˌ�岹ɪɪˈ��ɛ��ɪ�� /

adjective

denoting or relating to diet or the regulation of food intake
prepared for special dietary requirements

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Other Word Forms

dietetically adverb
nondietetic adjective
nondietetically adverb
ˌ�徱��ˈ�ٱ�پ�� adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dietetic¹

1535–45; < Latin diaeteticus < Greek �徱��ŧ�پ��ó��, equivalent to �徱��ŧ-, variant stem of �徱��â�� to treat, regulate (derivative of ��í��ٲ� diet ¹ ) + -tikos -tic

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Example Sentences

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There is plenty to think about during the holy month of Ramadan, dietetic and otherwise.

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Still, many of these practitioners feel frustrated as they try to nudge the dietetic establishment toward change.

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There were delays in her treatment and, over a weekend at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, no specialist dietetic or psychiatric help was sought.

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Their advertisements in The Swiss Monthly, a long-vanished periodical dedicated to horoscopes and the autobiographies of amateur alpinists, ran amid ones for “dietetic specialties” and “colonial goods.”

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He won a case to compel manufacturers of dietetic ginger ale to get sugar out of their products, in an effort to protect diabetic customers.

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dietary supplement dietetics

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