nutrient B1 Topic:House & Home US /ˈnuː.tɹi.ənt/ UK /ˈnjuː.tɹi.ənt/ See IPA manual Freq #39707 Meanings 1 noun A substance in food that living things need to grow and stay healthy. Fresh vegetables are full of important nutrients. 2 adj Providing the substances needed for growth and health. The soil is rich and nutrient. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a substance in food that... nutrimentfood 2 adj · providing the substances... alimental Word family Forms nutrients Common collocations nutrient artery Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin nūtriēns, present participle of nūtriō (“to suckle, nourish, foster”). *(s)neh₂- Proto-Indo-European nūtriēns Latin View etymology graph -> Topics House & Home External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nutrient **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈnuː.tɹi.ənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnjuː.tɹi.ənt/ **Frequency rank:** 39707 ## Meanings 1. A substance in food that living things need to grow and stay healthy. 2. Providing the substances needed for growth and health. ## Examples - Fresh vegetables are full of important nutrients. - The soil is rich and nutrient. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *(s)neh₂- - Root: nūtriēns ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin nūtriēns, present participle of nūtriō (“to suckle, nourish, foster”). ## AI Etymology Nutrient was borrowed from Latin nūtriēns, present participle of nūtriō (“to suckle, nourish, foster”). The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- and Latin nūtriēns. Modern senses include a substance in food that living things need to grow and stay healthy and providing the substances needed for growth and health. ## Topics - House & Home markdown