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nutrients

nutrients is the plural of nutrient.

Meaning of nutrient

Noun

nutrient (plural nutrients)

  1. A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
    • Even second-generation biofuels, made from crop wastes or wood, are an environmental disaster, either extending the cultivated area or removing the straw and stovers which protect the soil from erosion and keep carbon and nutrients in the ground.2012 August 24, George Monbiot, Guardian Weekly, page 20
    Synonyms:
    nutriment

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Phrases with nutrients

Questions about nutrients

What is nutrients the plural of?
Nutrients is the plural of nutrient.

Words near nutrients in the dictionary

  1. nutricosmetics
  2. nutrider
  3. nutriders
  4. nutrient
  5. nutrient neutrality
  6. nutrients
  7. nutriepigenomic
  8. nutriepigenomics
  9. nutrification
  10. nutrifications
  11. nutrified

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