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Associations to the word «Nutrient»

Wiktionary

NUTRIENT, noun. A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
NUTRIENT, adjective. Providing nourishment

Dictionary definition

NUTRIENT, noun. Any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue.
NUTRIENT, noun. Any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis.
NUTRIENT, adjective. Of or providing nourishment; "good nourishing stew".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats