nutrient
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1. any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue (noun.tops)
| hypernym | : | substance, |
| definition | : | a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | vitellus, yolk, |
| definition | : | nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg) (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | comfort food, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | fare, |
| definition | : | the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | food product, foodstuff, |
| definition | : | a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | feed, provender, |
| definition | : | food for domestic livestock (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | water, |
| definition | : | a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | soul food, |
| definition | : | food traditionally eaten by African-Americans in the South (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | micronutrient, |
| definition | : | a substance needed only in small amounts for normal body function (e.g., vitamins or minerals) (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | chyme, |
| definition | : | a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | culture medium, medium, |
| definition | : | (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms (noun.substance) |
| part holonym | : | food, solid food, |
| definition | : | any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment (noun.food) |
2. any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis (noun.tops)
| hypernym | : | substance, |
| definition | : | a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | water, |
| definition | : | a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants (noun.food) |
3. of or providing nourishment (adj.all)
| similar | : | wholesome, |
| definition | : | conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being (adj.all) |
4. any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue (noun.tops)
5. of or providing nourishment (adj.all)
| derivation | : | food, nutrient, |
| definition | : | any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue (noun.tops) |
| derivation | : | nutrition, |
| definition | : | (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance (noun.process) |
6. any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue (noun.tops)
7. of or providing nourishment (adj.all)
| derivation | : | food, nutrient, |
| definition | : | any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue (noun.tops) |
| derivation | : | nutrition, |
| definition | : | (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance (noun.process) |
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