: a substance or ingredient that promotes growth, provides energy, and maintains life
Tomatoes contain a lot of nutrients, among them vitamins C and B-complex and the minerals iron and potassium.—
Mayo Clinic Health Letter
Mayo Clinic Health LetterMost frugivores do not depend exclusively on fruits, because fruits tend to be deficient in certain nutrients such as protein, and because they are only seasonally available.—Robert Lee Smith
Robert Lee SmithSandy soils need organic amendments to help them retain nutrients and water, which otherwise leach out quickly.—Sunset
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Adjective
a breakfast drink enriched with nutrient proteins and vitamins
Noun
Fruits and vegetables have important nutrients.
The soil is low in nutrients.
You need more nutrients in your diet.
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Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
Behl said the diatomite tells him that the area was nutrient rich with algae that supported a complex ecosystem including dolphins, fish and whales that crowded the area for food.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Chlorosis causes leaves to turn yellow while remaining green along the veins and is the result of improper soil pH. When planted in neutral or alkaline soil, camellias cannot take up adequate nutrients.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
However, their taste, texture, and nutrient profiles differ due to their production methods.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 29 Oct. 2024
Behl said the diatomite tells him that the area was nutrient rich with algae that supported a complex ecosystem including dolphins, fish and whales that crowded the area for food.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
Noun
Those select few that have been approved have a hard time distinguishing between toxic metals and essential nutrients.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Chlorosis causes leaves to turn yellow while remaining green along the veins and is the result of improper soil pH. When planted in neutral or alkaline soil, camellias cannot take up adequate nutrients.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Nutrient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nutrient. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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nutrient
1 of 2 adjective
nu·tri·ent
ˈn(y)ü-trē-ənt 
: furnishing nourishment
nutrient
2 of 2 noun
: a nutrient substance or ingredient
Medical Definition
nutrient
1 of 2 adjective
nu·tri·ent
ˈn(y)ü-trē-ənt
: furnishing nourishment
nutrient
2 of 2 noun
: a nutritive substance or ingredient
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