nutrient

[ noo-tree-uhnt, nyoo- ]
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adjective
  1. nourishing; providing nourishment or nutriment.

  2. containing or conveying nutriment, as solutions or vessels of the body.

noun
  1. a nutrient substance.

Origin of nutrient

1
First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin nūtrient-, stem of nūtriēns “feeding,” present participle of nūtrīre “to feed”; see nourish

Other words from nutrient

  • non·nu·tri·ent, adjective, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for nutrient

nutrient

/ (ˈnjuːtrɪənt) /


noun
  1. any of the mineral substances that are absorbed by the roots of plants for nourishment

  2. any substance that nourishes an organism

adjective
  1. providing or contributing to nourishment: a nutrient solution

Origin of nutrient

1
C17: from Latin nūtrīre to nourish

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Scientific definitions for nutrient

nutrient

[ nōōtrē-ənt ]


  1. A substance that provides nourishment for growth or metabolism. Plants absorb nutrients mainly from the soil in the form of minerals and other inorganic compounds, and animals obtain nutrients from ingested foods.

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