nutrient
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin nūtriēns, present participle of nūtriō (“I suckle, nourish, foster”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
nutrient (plural nutrients)
- A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
- 2012, George Monbiot, Guardian Weekly, August 24, p.20
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
substance that provides nourishment
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AdjectiveEdit
nutrient (comparative more nutrient, superlative most nutrient)
- Providing nourishment.
TranslationsEdit
providing nourishment
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Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- nutrient in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- nutrient in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Learned borrowing from Latin nūtriēns, nūtrientem.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
nutrient m (plural nutrients)
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “nutrient” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nutrient”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “nutrient” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
LatinEdit
VerbEdit
nūtrient