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adequate intake

adequate intake noun: a typical and average nutrient level consumed daily by a healthy individual.

Noun

adequate intake (countable and uncountable, plural adequate intakes)

  1. (nutrition) A typical and average nutrient level consumed daily by a healthy individual.

Forms of adequate intake

pluraladequate intakes

Questions about adequate intake

What does adequate intake mean?
Adequate intake means a typical and average nutrient level consumed daily by a healthy individual.
What part of speech is adequate intake?
Adequate intake is a noun.
What is the plural of adequate intake?
The plural of adequate intake is adequate intakes.

Words near adequate intake in the dictionary

  1. adequacies
  2. adequacy
  3. adequal
  4. adequality
  5. adequate
  6. adequate intake
  7. adequate intakes
  8. adequated
  9. adequately
  10. adequately wet
  11. adequateness

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