bromatology|brəʊməˈtɒlədʒɪ| [mod., f.Gr. βρῶµα, βρωµατο- (see broma2), + -λογία -logy; cf. F. bromatologie.] 1. A discourse or treatise on food. 1811in Hooper Med.Dict. 2. ‘The doctrine or consideration of food, its nature, quality, and uses’ (Syd. Soc.Lex.).