nutrient
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
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
- Even second-generation biofuel#Noun|biofuels, made from crop wastes or wood, are an environmental disaster, either extending the cultivated area or removing the straw and stover#Noun|stovers which protect the soil from erosion#Noun|erosion and keep carbon and nutrients in the ground.
- 2012, George Monbiot, Guardian Weekly, August 24, p.20
- French: nutriment
- German: Nährstoff
- Italian: nutriente, principe nutritivo
- Portuguese: nutriente
- Russian: питательный
- Spanish: nutriente
nutrient
- Providing nourishment.
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