英语词汇“Provimi”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Provimi

/prəʊˈviːmi/

Chiefly North American

noun

A trademark for: a formula (typically milk-based) with vitamin and mineral supplements, fed to a calf in order to increase the quality and tenderness of its meat (as veal). Also: veal from a calf that has been fed this formula. Frequently attributive, especially in Provimi veal.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in The Los Angeles Times. Apparently from Dutch Provimi (apparently so named in the 1930s, although the word is apparently not recorded in dictionaries of Dutch) from pro- (in proteïne) + vi- (in vitamine) + mi- (in mineraal), with reference to the nutrients contained in the formula.

单词	Provimi
释义	Provimi /prəʊˈviːmi/ Chiefly North American noun A trademark for: a formula (typically milk-based) with vitamin and mineral supplements, fed to a calf in order to increase the quality and tenderness of its meat (as veal). Also: veal from a calf that has been fed this formula. Frequently attributive, especially in Provimi veal. Origin 1960s; earliest use found in The Los Angeles Times. Apparently from Dutch Provimi (apparently so named in the 1930s, although the word is apparently not recorded in dictionaries of Dutch) from pro- (in proteïne) + vi- (in vitamine) + mi- (in mineraal), with reference to the nutrients contained in the formula.
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