English noun: nutrient |
1. | nutrient any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue |
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| Synonyms | food |
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| Broader (hypernym) | substance |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | aliment, alimentation, beverage, chyme, comestible, comfort food, commissariat, culture medium, drink, drinkable, eatable, edible, fare, feed, food product, foodstuff, manna, manna from heaven, medium, micronutrient, miraculous food, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, potable, provender, provender, provisions, soul food, sustenance, viands, victual, victuals, victuals, victuals, vitellus, water, yolk |
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| Part holonym | food, solid food |
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2. | nutrient any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis |
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| Broader (hypernym) | substance |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | water |
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