nutrient
[noo-tree-uh nt, nyoo-]
- nourishing; providing nourishment or nutriment.
- containing or conveying nutriment, as solutions or vessels of the body.
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- a nutrient substance.
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Origin of nutrient
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Contemporary Examples
It drains your body of nutrients and vitamins, attacking the central nervous system and leaving you in a dehydrated, hazy state.
As digesting food passes through the small intestine, it mixes with chemicals from the liver, and nutrients are absorbed.
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As the heart pumps blood to the far reaches of the body, it requires its own blood flow to receive vital oxygen and nutrients.
Hyperemesis Gravidarum is very acute morning sickness, which may require supplementary hydration, medication and nutrients.
The bacteria are dependent on the nutrients being supplied to them in the lab.
Historical Examples
The nutrients in each, however, differ both as to kind and proportion.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive ValueHarry Snyder
In a mixed ration, the nutrients of milk are practically all absorbed.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive ValueHarry Snyder
During cooking 30 to 40 per cent of the nutrients are extracted.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive ValueHarry Snyder
The meat, however, would furnish the larger amount of nutrients.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive ValueHarry Snyder
Only a portion of the nutrients, however, enter into the infusion.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive ValueHarry Snyder
nutrient
- any of the mineral substances that are absorbed by the roots of plants for nourishment
- any substance that nourishes an organism
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- providing or contributing to nourishmenta nutrient solution
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin nūtrīre to nourish
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Word Origin and History for nutrients
nutrient
n.
"a nutritious substance," 1828, noun use of adjective (1640s) meaning "providing nourishment," from Latin nutrientem (nominative nutriens), present participle of nutrire "to nourish, suckle, feed, foster" (see nourish).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
nutrient
(nōō′trē-ənt)- A source of nourishment, especially an ingredient in a food.
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The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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nutrient
[nōō′trē-ənt]
- 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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