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Answer for the clue "A physiological need for food ", 10 letters:
hungriness

Word definitions for hungriness in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The characteristic of being hungry; hunger.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
hungriness \hungriness\ n. The state of being hungry; a need for food. Syn: hunger. An intense desire.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a physiological need for food; the consequence of foood deprivation [syn: hunger ]

Usage examples of hungriness.

By this time he had Dytie in his arms and was hugging her with a hungriness that struck Phil as distinctly unbrotherly.

They were like magic to him, a reminder of all he had surrendered in fleeing to his island, and he was filled with that hungriness which would determine all he would do on this trip.