DENUTRITION
\dɪnjuːtɹˈɪʃən], \dɪnjuːtɹˈɪʃən], \d_ɪ_n_j_uː_t_ɹ_ˈɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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By Noah Webster.
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A withdrawal or counteraction of nutrition; a deprivation of nourishment produced by excessive waste, leading to atrophy and disintegration of the tissues.
By Alexander Duane
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Mrs Caroline Lee Hentz (Whiting)
- An American writer of popular romances; born at Lancaster, Mass., 1800; died Marianna, Fla., Feb. 11, 1856. Among her works may be named: "Aunt Patty's Scrap-Bag"(1846); "The Mob Cap"(1848); Planter's Northern Bride"(1854); etc.