different between nutrient vs polytrophic
nutrient
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin n?tri?ns, present participle of n?tri? (“I suckle, nourish, foster”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?nju?.t?i.?nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?nu?.t?i.?nt/
Noun
nutrient (plural nutrients)
- A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
- 2012, George Monbiot, Guardian Weekly, August 24, p.20
- 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, George Monbiot, Guardian Weekly, August 24, p.20
Synonyms
- nutriment
Derived terms
- antinutrient
Translations
Adjective
nutrient (comparative more nutrient, superlative most nutrient)
- Providing nourishment.
Translations
Related terms
- nourish
- nourishment
- nurse
- nursery
- nutriment
- nutrition
- nutritional
- nutritious
- nutritive
Further reading
- nutrient in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- nutrient in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nutriens, nutrientem.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /nu.t?i?ent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /nu.t?i?en/
Noun
nutrient m (plural nutrients)
- nutrient
Related terms
- nodrir
Further reading
- “nutrient” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nutrient” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “nutrient” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Latin
Verb
n?trient
- third-person plural future active indicative of n?tri?
nutrient From the web:
- what nutrients are in corn
- what nutrients provide energy
- what nutrients are in eggs
- what nutrients are in potatoes
- what nutrient provides the most energy
- what nutrients do vegetables provide
- what nutrients are in apples
- what nutrients are in mushrooms
polytrophic
English
Etymology
poly- +? -trophic
Adjective
polytrophic (not comparable)
- (biology) Of bacteria etc.: feeding on multiple types of food, or obtaining nutrients in more than one way
- (biology, of an insect) Having a nutritive cell attached to each egg in the ovary
- (of a lake) Rich in nutrients
Related terms
- acrotrophic
- polytrophy
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