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phytonutrient

phytonutrient noun: any substance of plant origin that provides nutrition; a nutritious phytochemical.

Noun

phytonutrient (plural phytonutrients)

  1. Any substance of plant origin that provides nutrition; a nutritious phytochemical

Forms of phytonutrient

pluralphytonutrients

Origin of phytonutrient

From phyto- + nutrient.

Questions about phytonutrient

What does phytonutrient mean?
Phytonutrient means any substance of plant origin that provides nutrition; a nutritious phytochemical.
What part of speech is phytonutrient?
Phytonutrient is a noun.
What is the plural of phytonutrient?
The plural of phytonutrient is phytonutrients.

Words near phytonutrient in the dictionary

  1. phytonism
  2. phytonomy
  3. phytonose
  4. phytonoses
  5. phytons
  6. phytonutrient
  7. phytonutrients
  8. phytonym
  9. phytonyms
  10. phytonymy
  11. phytooestrogenic

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