nutrient

noun
/ˈnjuː.tɹi.ənt/

A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.

Synonyms

food

Related words

antinutrient
conutrient
glyconutrient
immunonutrient
macronutrient
micronutrient
multinutrient
neuronutrient
nonnutrient
nutraceutical
nutritarian
oligonutrient

Example sentences

“The fuzzy skin of a kiwi contains most of its nutrients.”
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Word history

From Latin "nūtriēns".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “nutrient” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.