Definition of nutrient
:furnishing nourishment
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Examples of nutrient in a Sentence
a breakfast drink enriched with nutrient proteins and vitamins
Recent Examples of nutrient from the Web
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This class will cover fertilizer use, compost amendments, fall cover crop installation, soil health, and the seasonal flux of vegetable nutrient needs.
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Fortunately Michael Fiorelli puts the nutrient-rich green to good use in a riff made with soppressata, olives, peppers, bread crumbs, and grated ricotta salata.
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Use the last of summer’s colorful bounty in this easy-to-make, nutrient-packed salad from Protein Fit Kitchen, a new fast-casual eatery with a healthy focus now open in Southlake.
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True Food Kitchen The menu at this high-polish chain bar/restaurant, on a pad near Shake Shack on the perimeter of King of Prussia Mall, is based on the nutrient-rich diet espoused by Andrew Weil.
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This versatile cruciferous vegetable is as nutrient dense as its cousins — broccoli, cauliflower, kale and bok choy.
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In those times when life feels completely filled up yet oddly unfulfilling, find activities that are the equivalent of eating junk food - quantity rich, nutrient poor.
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After all, Marik knew that sepsis patients often have undetectable levels of the nutrient, compared to healthy patients.
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Genomic data is being used to breed new crops and satellite data to identify water and nutrient needs within a field.
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Origin and Etymology of nutrient
nutrient Synonyms
Synonyms
nourishing, nutritious, nutritional, nutritiveAntonyms
nonnutritious, nonnutritiveRelated Words
enriched, fortified; dietary, dietetic; beneficial, healthful, healthy, restorative, salubrious, salutary, wholesomeNear Antonyms
fattening; insalubrious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesomeOther Physiology Terms
Definition of nutrient
:a nutritive substance or ingredient
Examples of nutrient in a Sentence
Fruits and vegetables have important nutrients.
The soil is low in nutrients.
You need more nutrients in your diet.
Recent Examples of nutrient from the Web
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Both materials are rich in hungry insects that compete with fungi, either by eating them directly or by going after the same nutrients.
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Knowing this could help researchers understand where ancestral humans lived and foraged, as well as which nutrients were available to them.
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There has also been a lot of rain this year, which drew nutrients out of the containers.
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Some researchers speculate that the sweeteners interfere with a person’s microbiome, a collection of gut bacteria crucial for the absorption of nutrients.
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For Bel Air, with 800 acres of impervious surface, that's 160 acres to treat to prevent nutrients and other pollutants from getting into local streams and, eventually, into the bay.
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In nature, there is something called the Law of Return whereby the things plants develop from the soil's nutrients drop off and decay and go back into the soil to start the cycle again.
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In fact, that liquid is full of nutrients that you are meant to mix in with the yogurt before eating.
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Volunteers stood around tables scooping dry pasta and a mixture of soy and other nutrients into bags for the macaroni and cheese.
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First Known Use of nutrient
circa 1828
Other Physiology Terms
NUTRIENT Defined for English Language Learners
nutrient
noun
Definition of nutrient for English Language Learners
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: a substance that plants, animals, and people need to live and grow
NUTRIENT Defined for Kids
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noun
nu·tri·ent
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Definition of nutrient for Students
:a substance that is needed for healthy growth, development, and functioning
- Fruits and vegetables have important nutrients.
- Plants get nutrients from the soil.
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of nutrient
:furnishing nourishment
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