[mod., f. Gr. βρῶμα, βρωματο- (see BROMA2), + -λογία -LOGY; cf. F. bromatologie.]

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  1.  A discourse or treatise on food.

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1811.  in Hooper, Med. Dict.

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  2.  ‘The doctrine or consideration of food, its nature, quality, and uses’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.).

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