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macronutrient
[ mak-roh-noo-tree-uhnt, -nyoo- ]
/ ˌmæk roʊˈnu tri ənt, -ˈnyu- /
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noun
Nutrition. any of the nutritional components of the diet that are required in relatively large amounts: protein, carbohydrate, fat, and the macrominerals.
Botany. any of the three chemical elements required by plants in relatively large amounts: nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
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macromyeloblast, macron, macronormoblast, macronucleate, macronucleus, macronutrient, macronychia, macroorganism, macropenis, macrophage, macrophagous
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How to use macronutrient in a sentence
This year, PopSci looks at the macronutrient beyond its most negative associations.
Consider this series of studies, which assessed whether the order of various macronutrients eaten by people with Type 2 diabetes changed their insulin and glucose level spikes in response to food.
So many diets over the years have shunned various macronutrients, and the trends all contradict one another.
In fact, across all diet studies people generally lose around five to seven pounds over the course of a year, regardless of the balance of macronutrients.
British Dictionary definitions for macronutrient
macronutrient
/ (ˌmækrəʊˈnjuːtrɪənt) /
noun
any substance, such as carbon, hydrogen, or oxygen, that is required in large amounts for healthy growth and development
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Medical definitions for macronutrient
macronutrient
[ măk′rō-nōō′trē-ənt ]
n.
A nutrient required in large amounts for the normal growth and development of an organism.
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