nutrient

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin nūtriēns, present participle of nūtriō (“to suckle, nourish, foster”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnjuː.tɹi.ənt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnuː.tɹi.ənt/ === Noun === nutrient (plural nutrients) A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue. ==== Synonyms ==== nutriment ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === nutrient (comparative more nutrient, superlative most nutrient) Providing nourishment. ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === === Further reading === “nutrient”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “nutrient”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin nūtrientem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [nu.tɾiˈen] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [nu.tɾiˈent] === Noun === nutrient m (plural nutrients) nutrient ==== Related terms ==== nodrir === Further reading === “nutrient”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “nutrient”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “nutrient” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == Latin == === Verb === nūtrient third-person plural future active indicative of nūtriō