different between nutrient vs trophic

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)

1. A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
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     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.

Synonyms

• nutriment

Derived terms

• antinutrient

Translations

Adjective

nutrient (comparative more nutrient, superlative most nutrient)

1. 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)

1. 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

1. third-person plural future active indicative of n?tri?

English

Alternative forms

• trophical

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (trophikós, “pertaining to food or nourishment”), from ????? (troph?, “food”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t??f?k/, /?t???f?k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t??f?k/, /?t?o?f?k/
• Rhymes: -?f?k
• Hyphenation: troph?ic
• Rhymes: -??f?k

Adjective

trophic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to nutrition.
2. (ecology) Describing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain.
3. (physiology) Of or pertaining to growth.

Usage notes

In physiological sense, not to be confused with similar-sounding tropic – the words and concepts are unrelated.

Derived terms

Related terms

• atrophic
• atrophy
• -trophic

Translations

See also

• tropic
• tropical

References