nutrient
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin nūtriēns, present participle of nūtriō (“I suckle, nourish, foster”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnjuː.tɹi.ənt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnuː.tɹi.ənt/
Noun edit
nutrient (plural nutrients)
- A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
- 2012 August 24, George Monbiot, Guardian Weekly, page 20:
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
substance that provides nourishment
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Adjective edit
nutrient (comparative more nutrient, superlative most nutrient)
- Providing nourishment.
Translations edit
providing nourishment
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Further reading edit
- “nutrient”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “nutrient”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin nūtrientem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nutrient m (plural nutrients)
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Further reading edit
- “nutrient” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nutrient”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “nutrient” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Latin edit
Verb edit
nūtrient