alimentation

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Life was only a matter of intake and alimentation and reproduction.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Like the respiration, the alimentation ought to be watched by the singer.

From The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation by Miller, Frank E.

Rectal Feeding.—When the prostration is great, it is sometimes necessary to give saline enemas and even rectal alimentation to prevent collapse.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.

This divergence is shown, first, in the method of alimentation.

From Creative Evolution by Mitchell, Arthur

In the alimentation of armies bread is the basal element.

From Martyria or Andersonville Prison by Hamlin, Augustus C.