nutrient

Meaning

Noun

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

Adj

Providing nourishment.

Synonyms

nutritious

food

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nourishing

nourishment

nutritive

alimentary

nutriment

alimental

nutrition

sustenance

vittle

meroistic

fertility

foodstuff

nourishing food

nutrient ingredient

allimentary

tabemono

khana

bellytimber

pabulation

aliment

scrawn

comestible

eatables

eating

mess

nourished

nutrimental

nutritional

pabulum

Translations

nutriment

Nährstoff

nutriente

nutriente

nutritif

nutriente

aliment

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besin

🍽️

alimento

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nutrimento

nutritivo

élément nutritif

voedingsstof

nährend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnjuː.tɹi.ənt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nūtriēns, present participle of nūtriō (“I suckle, nourish, foster”).