bromatology

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/bɹəʊməˈtɒləd͡ʒi/

noun

The study of food.

OriginAncient Greek βρῶμα →
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Meanings

nounbromatology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe study of food.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
food science

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβρῶμα“food”
  2. Englishbromatology

From Ancient Greek βρῶμα (brôma, “food”); and -λογία (-logía, “-logy”).

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Translations

Basque bromatologia
  • bromatologiastudy of food
Catalan bromatologia
  • bromatologiastudy of food
Dutch bromatologie
  • bromatologiestudy of food
French bromatologie
  • bromatologiestudy of food
German Bromatologie
  • Bromatologiestudy of food
Italian bromatologia
  • bromatologiastudy of food
Polish bromatologia
  • bromatologiastudy of food
Portuguese bromatologia
  • bromatologiastudy of food
Russian броматология
  • броматология (bromatologija)study of food
Spanish bromatología
  • bromatologíastudy of food
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APA

bromatology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromatology

MLA

“bromatology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromatology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bromatology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bromatology.

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