adjective Also di·e·tet·i·cal.
- pertaining to diet or to regulation of the use of food.
- prepared or suitable for special diets, especially those requiring a restricted sugar intake: a jar of dietetic jelly.
noun
- dietetics, (used with a singular verb) the science concerned with the nutritional planning and preparation of foods.
adjective
- denoting or relating to diet or the regulation of food intake
- prepared for special dietary requirements
1570s, from Latin diaeteticus, from Greek diaitetikos “of or pertaining to diet,” from diaita (see diet (1)). As a noun from 1759.
adj.
- Of or relating to diet.
- Of or being a food that, naturally or through processing, has a low caloric content.