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NUTRIENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("nutrient" is a kind of...):
substance (a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties)
Meronyms (parts of "nutrient"):
food; solid food (any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nutrient"):
vitellus; yolk (nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg))
comfort food (food that is simply prepared and gives a sense of wellbeing; typically food with a high sugar or carbohydrate content that is associated with childhood or with home cooking)
comestible; eatable; edible; pabulum; victual; victuals (any substance that can be used as food)
fare (the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed)
food product; foodstuff (a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)
aliment; alimentation; nourishment; nutriment; nutrition; sustenance; victuals (a source of materials to nourish the body)
commissariat; provender; provisions; viands; victuals (a stock or supply of foods)
feed; provender (food for domestic livestock)
manna; manna from heaven; miraculous food ((Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus)
beverage; drink; drinkable; potable (any liquid suitable for drinking)
water (a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants)
soul food (food traditionally eaten by African-Americans in the South)
micronutrient (a substance needed only in small amounts for normal body function (e.g., vitamins or minerals))
chyme (a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum)
culture medium; medium ((bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms)
Derivation:
nutrient (of or providing nourishment)
nutrify (give nourishment to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis
Classified under:
Nouns with no superordinates
Hypernyms ("nutrient" is a kind of...):
substance (a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nutrient"):
water (a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or providing nourishment
Example:
good nourishing stew
Synonyms:
alimental; alimentary; nourishing; nutrient; nutritious; nutritive
Classified under:
Similar:
wholesome (conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being)
Derivation:
nourish (provide with nourishment)
nourish (give nourishment to)
nutrient (any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue)
Context examples:
A class of nutrients that are in the water-soluble B-vitamin family.
(B Vitamin, NCI Thesaurus)
Blood takes oxygen and nutrients to the tissues, and carries away wastes.
(Blood, NCI Dictionary)
It is made of what is left after your digestive system (stomach, small intestine, and colon) absorbs nutrients and fluids from what you eat and drink.
(Bowel Movement, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
It includes checking a person's nutrition status, and giving the right foods or nutrients to treat conditions such as those caused by diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
(Nutritional Therapy, NCI Dictionary)
Administration of essential nutrients to a patient utilizing methods other than oral feedings.
(Nutritional Support, NCI Thesaurus)
An animal or plant that gets nutrients by living on or in an organism of another species.
(Parasite, NCI Dictionary)
Administration of medications or nutrients directly into the venous system.
(Parenteral Infusion Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)
Having to do with or being a parasite (an animal or plant that gets nutrients by living on or in an organism of another species).
(Parasitic, NCI Dictionary)
Research that focuses on food, the nutrients and other substances contained therein, their action, interaction, and balance in relation to health and disease.
(Nutritional Study, NCI Thesaurus)
State of the body in relation to the consumption and utilization of nutrients.
(Nutritional status, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
