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Nutrient - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Nutrient : adj : of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew" [syn: alimentary,
alimental, nourishing, nutritious, nutritive]
(noun)
1: any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give
energy and build tissue [syn: food]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Nutrient : \Nu"tri*ent\, a. [L. nutriens, p. pr. of nutrire. See
Nourish.]
Nutritious; nourishing; promoting growth. -- n. Any substance
which has nutritious qualities, i. e., which nourishes or
promotes growth.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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