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Webster 1913 Edition


Nutrient

Nu′tri-ent

,
Adj.
[L.
nutriens
, p. pr. of
nutrire
. See
Nourish
.]
Nutritious; nourishing; promoting growth.

Nu′tri-ent

,
Noun.
Noun.
1.
Any substance which has nutritious qualities, i. e., which nourishes or promotes growth; a nutriment.

Webster 1828 Edition


Nutrient

NU'TRIENT

,
Adj.
[L.] Nourishing; promoting growth.

NU'TRIENT

,
Noun.
Any substance which nourishes by promoting the growth or repairing the waste of animal bodies.

Definition 2024


nutrient

nutrient

English

Noun

nutrient (plural nutrients)

  1. 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
      Even second-generation biofuels, made from crop wastes or wood, are an environmental disaster, either extending the cultivated area or removing the straw and stovers which protect the soil from erosion and keep carbon and nutrients in the ground.

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Adjective

nutrient (comparative more nutrient, superlative most nutrient)

  1. providing nourishment

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Catalan

Noun

nutrient m (plural nutrients)

  1. nutrient

Latin

Verb

nūtrient

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of nūtriō