Meridic diet

Pronunciation
/mer-i-dik/
Category
Nutrition
Singular
Meridic diet
Plural
Meridic diets

Definition

An artificial diet that contains a holidic base supplemented with one or more unrefined or chemically unknown substances, such as liver extracts or yeast products.

Etymology

From Latin 'merus' meaning 'pure', indicating that the base is primarily holidic.

Example

Meridic diets are often used in research to study the effects of specific nutrients on insect development.

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