nutrient

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A substance in food that living things need to grow and stay healthy.

   Fresh vegetables are full of important nutrients.

2. 2
   adj

   Providing the substances needed for growth and health.

   The soil is rich and nutrient.

Borrowed from Latin nūtriēns, present participle of nūtriō (“to suckle, nourish, foster”).

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