nutrient
IPA: nˈutriʌnt
noun
- A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
adjective
- Providing nourishment.
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Examples of "nutrient" in Sentences
- The nucleus absorbs nutrients.
- The nutrient requirements of the crop are low.
- The tube takes a role as to victual nutrients.
- The child assimilated all the nutrients provided.
- The presence of these nutrients leads to eutrophication.
- Phytoplankton and algae thrive in the nutrient rich water.
- The greater the biomass, the greater the nutrient turnover.
- The major function of the liver is to metabolise nutrients.
- One nutrient needs the help of the other nutrients to work well.
- These variations correlate with the nutrient contents in the bamboo.