Nutrient

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  • noun. A source of nourishment, especially a nourishing ingredient in a food.
  • adjective. Providing nourishment.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Affording nutriment or nourishment; nourishing; nutritive; nutritious.
  • Conveying or purveying nourishment; alimentative: as, nutrient vessels.
  • noun. A nutrient substance; something nutritious.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Nutritious; nourishing; promoting growth.
  • noun. Any substance which has nutritious qualities, i. e., which nourishes or promotes growth; a nutriment.
  • noun. A substance added to the growth medium of a microorganism to promote growth.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
  • adjective. providing nourishment
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
  • adjective. of or providing nourishment
  • noun. any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis
    • Word Usage
    "The nutrient is thought to improve balance as well as maintain muscle mass in older people."
    cross-reference
    nutrient artery  
    Equivalent
    wholesome  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Calorie  acid  calcium  chemical  cholesterol  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    nourishing  nutriment  nutritious  
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