nutrient
A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give…A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
» Fresh vegetables contain many nutrients.
Frisches Gemüse enthält viel Nährstoffe.
В свежих овощах содержится много питательных веществ.
Meaning
1 sensesA source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
Nährstoff
пита́тельное вещество́pitátelʹnoje veščestvó
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
Examples
39 sentencesFresh vegetables contain many nutrients.
ruВ свежих овощах содержится много питательных веществ. — Wezel
deFrisches Gemüse enthält viel Nährstoffe. — bonny37
The avocado is rich in nutrients.
ruАвокадо богат питательными веществами. — marafon
These waters are rich in nutrients.
This soil has nutrients in it.
Newborns receive vital nutrients from colostrum.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin nūtriēns, present participle of nūtriō (“to suckle, nourish, foster”).Borrowed from Latin nūtriēns, present participle of nūtriō (“to suckle, nourish, foster”).
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