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undernourishment

undernourishment noun: insufficient nourishment.

Noun

undernourishment (uncountable)

  1. Insufficient nourishment
  2. The condition of being undernourished

undernourishment meaning in Indonesian

undernourishment in Indonesian

insufficient nourishment
kurang gizi

Origin of undernourishment

From under- + nourishment.

Questions about undernourishment

What does undernourishment mean?
Undernourishment means insufficient nourishment.
What is undernourishment in Indonesian?
Undernourishment in Indonesian is kurang gizi. See Undernourishment meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is undernourishment?
Undernourishment is a noun.

Words near undernourishment in the dictionary

  1. undernotification
  2. undernourish
  3. undernourished
  4. undernourishes
  5. undernourishing
  6. undernourishment
  7. underntide
  8. undernurse
  9. undernurses
  10. undernutrition
  11. undernutritional

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