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nutrient

nutrient

115 3.1
A substance like food or minerals that plants and animals need to grow and stay healthy
  • noun
  • /ˈnjuːtriənt/
translation icon : nutriente
  • Fruits and vegetables are rich in essential nutrients that support our immune system.
  • dietary nutrients
  • water and nutrients
  • nutrient availability

The other thing which is a form of stress is nutrient deficiencies.

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Examples

  • I can nearly guarantee there's one key nutrient for gut health that you're lacking.

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  • They can't synthesize the nutrients of the soil by themselves.

  • And so water plus nutrients plus air means life.

  • Will you get enough nutrients?

  • Eggs are an incredibly rich source of nutrients for the brain.

  • Now given the proper nutrients, the growth potential would be endless.

  • And one of the big missing nutrients is magnesium, right?

  • The soil is the place from which all plant matter gets its nutrients, and if you keep sucking the nutrients out, the soil is useless.

  • I'm really focusing on nutrient-dense food, organic, seasonal, fresh food, making sure that I'm getting as much...

  • A balanced diet provides all the necessary nutrients for maintaining good health.

Synonyms

food
vsnutrient
1.0

Something people and animals eat or drink to live and grow

is broader, naming any essential substance not only what is eaten
nourishment
vsnutrient
38 2.0

Food and drink needed for growth and health

is about the substance itself rather than the act of providing it
sustenance
vsnutrient
23 5.7

Food and drink that keep you alive and healthy

is about essential substances for growth and health across living things
nutriment
vsnutrient
1 8.3

Something that gives living things food and energy

is identical in meaning but differs only in word form

Antonyms

367 2.1

A substance that makes people, animals, or plants very ill and can cause death

toxin
  • Specialized
140 5.3

A poisonous substance that some animals, plants, or bacteria make

Compounds

nutrient agar
  • Specialized
5.0

A jelly with food that scientists use to grow bacteria in a lab

nutrient artery
  • Specialized
6.5

A blood vessel that brings blood to the inside of a long bone where the bone marrow is

How Nourishing

fat
391 1.0
protein
  • Specialized
435 2.8
nutrient
115 3.1
vitamin
309 1.3
mineral
80 3.5
water
1.0

Surface Forms

nutrient singular
nutrients plural

Morphology

nutrient = nutrition (transparent) = nutri + ent

The meaning is directly derived from the nutrition/nourish vocabulary: a nutrient is something that provides nourishment, formed by a standard suffixation with -ent.

Etymology

Nutrient comes from the Latin word nutrire, which means 'to nourish' or 'feed'. Think of nourish and nutrition — a nutrient is something that 'feeds' a plant or person, so it helps growth and health.