different between nutrition vs phytonutrient

nutrition

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French nutrition, from Old French nutricion, from Latin nutritio.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: nyo?o-tr??-sh?n, IPA(key): /nju??t??.??n/
  • (US) enPR: no?o-tr??-sh?n, IPA(key): /nu?t??.??n/
  • Rhymes: -???n

Noun

nutrition (usually uncountable, plural nutritions)

  1. (biology) The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.
  2. That which nourishes; nutriment.

Derived terms

  • nutritional
  • nutritionalist
  • nutritionally
  • nutritionism
  • nutritionist

Related terms

  • nutrient
  • nutritious
  • nutriture

Translations

See also

  • nutrition on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin n?tr?ti?, n?tr?ti?nem, from Latin n?tri?.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ny.t?i.sj??/

Noun

nutrition f (plural nutritions)

  1. nutrition

Related terms

  • nourrir

Further reading

  • “nutrition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Interlingua

Noun

nutrition (uncountable)

  1. nutrition

nutrition From the web:

  • what nutrition does corn have
  • what nutritional value is in corn
  • what nutrition do mushrooms have
  • what nutrition do i need daily
  • what nutrition does broccoli have
  • what nutrition do grapes have
  • what nutrition does potatoes have
  • what nutrition do dogs need


phytonutrient

English

Etymology

From phyto- +? nutrient.

Noun

phytonutrient (plural phytonutrients)

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

See also

  • nutraceutical

References

  • OED 2004

phytonutrient From the web:

  • what phytonutrients
  • what phytonutrients are in bananas
  • what phytonutrients are in blueberries
  • what phytonutrient mean
  • what phytonutrients are in strawberries
  • what phytonutrients good for
  • phytonutrients what are they
  • phytonutrients what is it used for
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