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nutrient

/ˈnuː.tɹi.ənt/noun, adjective3 syllables

Nutrient means: of or providing nourishment.

Synonyms for nutrient8

noun, as in any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

food

adjective, as in of or providing nourishment

alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutritious, nutritive, wholesome

also used for nutrient

nutriment

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What does nutrient mean?3

adjective

1

of or providing nourishment“good nourishing stew”

noun

1

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

2

any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Nutrient in a sentence

  • The ground is alive, full of microbes and nutrients.Amastan
  • Colostrum is rich in nutrients and antibodies, providing essential nourishment to newborns.Amastan
  • Ziri needs nutrient-dense food for his ewes and lambs.Amastan
  • Blood is the fluid responsible for the circulation of nutrients.CM
  • Malnutrition occurs when a person's diet contains too few or too many nutrients.Adelpa
  • The fuzzy skin of a kiwi contains most of its nutrients.shekitten
  • Xylem ensure that plants have enough water and nutrients to produce food.letsgolanguages
  • Nutrients are absorbed through the wall of the ileum.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of nutrient

as a noun

plural
nutrients