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adjective

nourishing; providing nourishment or nutriment.

containing or conveying nutriment, as solutions or vessels of the body.

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noun

a nutrient substance.

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Origin:
1640–50; < Latin nūtrient- (stem of nūtriēns), present participle of nūtrīre to feed, nourish; see -ent

Related forms

non·nu·tri·ent, adjective, noun

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Example Sentences

The so-called sunshine vitamin is poised to become the nutrient of the decade, if a host of recent findings are to be believed.

Such knowledge helps blur the distinction between a nutrient and a drug.

Finding could explain why many people don't get enough of the nutrient and develop osteoporosis.

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The so-called sunshine vitamin is poised to become the nutrient of the decade, if a host of recent findings are to be believed.

Such knowledge helps blur the distinction between a nutrient and a drug.

Finding could explain why many people don't get enough of the nutrient and develop osteoporosis.

It's all done without government subsidies, cost-sharing, nutrient management plans or confinement livestock systems.

If it's growing satisfactorily, its nutrient needs are being met.

Nutrient cycling, hydrodynamics and plankton communities would also shift.

Blumberg is not recommending megadoses of any nutrient.

It may be light, or a familiar nutrient such as nitrate or phosphate.

Coral reef team with a mind-boggling array of life in waters that are often nutrient poor.

Plants thrive off the nutrient remnants of their ancestors and peers.

The fluke appears to use the granulin to induce cell growth for its own nutrient supply.

The aboveground symptoms result from root death, which cuts off the plant's water and nutrient supply.

The worms were being flown to test a synthetic nutrient solution, which apparently worked:.

However, no single nutrient can replace eating fruits and vegetables.

In the water, nitrogen serves as a major nutrient for microscopic organisms called phytoplankton.

The water is what's needed by the primary productivity and nutrient groups to begin their work.

Inflammation, hormone imbalances or nutrient deficiencies can cause depression.

When the cells are transferred to a nutrient bath that allows them to differentiate, they do so.

Nitrogen is the main nutrient that must be supplied in all regions.

They'll look for prehistoric life-forms and search for nutrient sources.

Pasteurization does not cause nutrient losses of any significance.

Both nutrient and calorie content needs to be monitored in processed foods.

Changing ocean currents and nutrient availability may help trigger the jellyfish blooms, he said.

At higher concentrations of the nutrient they'll swim in a straight line for longer, up to a few seconds at a time.

As a result, diseases caused by nutrient deficiency are rare in the developed world.

As a result, while yields may be higher, total nutrient value is lower that crops produced fifty years ago.

The palm's nutrient reserves then become depleted, the crown collapses, and the tree dies a prolonged death.

Treated sewage is a nutrient rich fertilizer resource for giving nitroegn to soil.

Welshans to learn about species specialization, tropical biodiversity, soil nutrient cycles and other environmental.

But the lack of oxygen becomes persistent if nutrient levels stay high.

Turkey allegedly causes drowsiness because it is packed with a nutrient called tryptophan.

These play important roles in restoring nitrogen, a crucial nutrient for plant growth, to soils.

Buesseler recently applied his study of the nutrient flow to the so-called iron hypothesis.

Nutrient loading from coastal development can have a hand in this as well.

It also slows digestion and nutrient absorption from the stomach and intestine.

In addition to scaring off predators, some scientists speculate that clownfish waste may serve as a nutrient for the anemones.

Pollution and nutrient additions are also tied to coral diseases.

Examining and tasting different colored fruits can raise awareness of the wide range available and different nutrient contents.

Alaska's marine animals have an unexpected nutrient in their diets: ancient carbon from glacier melt, a new study says.

And so the results of single nutrient studies need a lot of interpretation because the nutrient is taken out of food context.

Additional nutrient sources include power plants, cars, and agricultural and industrial ammonia emissions.

But lesser-known wastelands are also emerging-without nutrient input from farms.

They send this soil off to be tested, they want to get that perfect nutrient balance.

The condition can trigger diarrhea and impede nutrient absorption.

The bacteria are necessary for proper digestion and nutrient absorption.

There has also been great progress towards nutrient recycling, composting, and water efficiency.

Enzymes in a food have absolutely nothing to do with the food's value as a nutrient.

If and when destabilization of nutrient production occurs the population will be reduced, one way or another.

Using waste nutrient sources to produce biofuels would seem to make economic sense.

The surface hydrology, humidity regime and nutrient cycles are disrupted.

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World English Dictionary

nutrient (ˈnjuːtrɪənt)

—n
1.	any of the mineral substances that are absorbed by the roots of plants for nourishment
2.	any substance that nourishes an organism

—*adj*
3.	providing or contributing to nourishment: a nutrient solution

[C17: from Latin nūtrīre to nourish]

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Word Origin & History

nutrient

1650 (adj.), "providing nourishment," from L. nutrientem (nom. nutriens), prp. of nutrire "nourish" (see nourish). The noun meaning "a nutritious substance" is first attested 1828, from the adj.

American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

nutrient nu·tri·ent (n&oomacr;'trē-ənt, ny&oomacr;'-)
n.
A source of nourishment, especially an ingredient in a food.

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Science Dictionary

nutrient

'trē-ənt) Pronunciation Key
A substance that provides nourishment for growth or metabolism. Plants absorb nutrients mainly from the soil in the form of minerals and other inorganic compounds, and animals obtain nutrients from ingested foods.

Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia

nutrient

substance that an organism must obtain from its surroundings for growth and the sustenance of life. So-called nonessential nutrients are those that can be synthesized by the cell if they are absent from the food. Essential nutrients cannot be synthesized within the cell and must be present in the food. In some animals, microorganisms living in the gut may synthesize essential nutrients, which are then released into the bloodstream. In most living organisms, nutrients provide not only the energy necessary for certain vital processes but also the various materials from which all structural and functional components can be assembled. See also metabolism; nutrition; and nutrition, human.

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