Meaning of NUTRIENT
| Pronunciation: | | 'nootreeunt
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- [n] any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue
- [adj] providing nourishment; "good nourishing food"
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| | Synonyms: | | alimentary, food, nourishing, nutritious, nutritive, wholesome |
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| | See Also: | | aliment, alimentation, beverage, chyme, comestible, commissariat, drink, drinkable, eatable, edible, fare, feed, food product, foodstuff, manna, manna from heaven, matter, miraculous food, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, potable, provender, provisions, substance, sustenance, viands, victual, victuals, vitellus, yolk | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Nu"tri*ent\, a. [L. nutriens, p. pr. of nutrire. See
{Nourish}.]
Nutritious; nourishing; promoting growth. -- n. Any substance
which has nutritious qualities, i. e., which nourishes or
promotes growth.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A substance taken by a cell from its environment and used in catabolic or anabolic reactions. |
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