Dictionary

nutrient en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈnjuː.tɹi.ənt/ (UK)
• /ˈnuː.tɹi.ənt/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Providing nourishment.

Forms

Relateds

nutriment · nursery · nurse · nourishment · nutritive · nutritious · nutrition · nutritional · nourish

Translations (15)

ar مُغَذٍّ (providing nourishment) · sv närande (providing nourishment) · ar المُغَذِّي (providing nourishment) · de nahrhaft (providing nourishment) · tr besleyici (providing nourishment) · bg хранителен (providing nourishment) · fr nutritif (providing nourishment) · nl voedsel (providing nourishment) · da næringsrig (providing nourishment) · da nærende (providing nourishment) · fi ravitseva (providing nourishment) · cmn 滋養的 /滋养的 (providing nourishment) · mk хра́нлив (providing nourishment) · nl voedingsmiddel (providing nourishment) · ru пита́тельный (providing nourishment)

nutrient en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈnjuː.tɹi.ənt/ (UK)
• /ˈnuː.tɹi.ənt/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
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Forms

Deriveds

antinutrient · nutraceutical · essential nutrient · nutritarian · micronutrient · macronutrient · conutrient · multinutrient · nutrient neutrality · oligonutrient · nonnutrient · immunonutrient · phytonutrient · neuronutrient · glyconutrient · supernutrient · pharmaconutrient

Synonyms

nutriment

Translations (42)

nb næringsstoff (substance that provides nourishment) · vi chất dinh dưỡng (substance that provides nourishment) · fi ravinne (substance that provides nourishment) · tr besin (substance that provides nourishment) · id gizi (substance that provides nourishment) · sip བཅུད་རྫས (substance that provides nourishment) · it nutriente (substance that provides nourishment) · mk хра́нлива со́стојка (substance that provides nourishment) · zza cem (diq) (substance that provides nourishment) · id nutrien (substance that provides nourishment) · ko 영양소 (substance that provides nourishment) · es nutriente (substance that provides nourishment) · nn næringsstoff (substance that provides nourishment) · fi ravintoaine (substance that provides nourishment) · de Nährstoff (substance that provides nourishment) · kmr xurek (substance that provides nourishment) · mi matūkai (substance that provides nourishment) · vi dưỡng chất (substance that provides nourishment) · el θρεπτικό συστατικό (substance that provides nourishment) · nl nutriënt (substance that provides nourishment) · mi taiora (substance that provides nourishment) · cy maetholyn (substance that provides nourishment) · ja 栄養素 (substance that provides nourishment) · th สารอาหาร (substance that provides nourishment) · kmr xwirak (substance that provides nourishment) · sv näringsämne (substance that provides nourishment) · ja 栄養 (substance that provides nourishment) · cmn 養分 /养分 (substance that provides nourishment) · cmn 營養素 /营养素 (substance that provides nourishment) · gl nutriente (substance that provides nourishment) · tl sustansya (substance that provides nourishment) · ru пита́тельное вещество́ (substance that provides nourishment) · nl voedingsstof (substance that provides nourishment) · tl kapaniya (substance that provides nourishment) · hu tápanyag (substance that provides nourishment) · pt nutriente (substance that provides nourishment) · da næringsstof (substance that provides nourishment) · kk жұғым (substance that provides nourishment) · cs živina (substance that provides nourishment) · fr nutriment (substance that provides nourishment) · it principe nutritivo (substance that provides nourishment) · pl składnik odżywczy (substance that provides nourishment)