noun

nutrient

NYOO-tree-uhnt

noun

A substance that provides nourishment needed for growth and the maintenance of life.

"Leafy greens are packed with essential nutrients."

adj

Providing nourishment.

"The soil was enriched with a nutrient solution."

How to Use Nutrient

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomething in food (or soil) that provides the nourishment living things need to grow and function.

Common pairings

essential nutrients nutrient-rich lack of nutrients

more nutrient comparative, nutrients plural, most nutrient superlative

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Leafy greens are packed with essential _____.

Borrowed from Latin nutriens, the present participle of nutrire, "to nourish".

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