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nutrient

/ˈnuː.tɹi.ənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables
nu-tri-ent
IPA
/ˈnuː.tɹi.ənt/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

adj

Providing nourishment.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nūtriēns, present participle of nūtriō (“to suckle, nourish, foster”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈnuː.tɹi.ənt/
  • British English: /ˈnjuː.tɹi.ənt/

Inflected Forms

nutrients (plural) more nutrient (comparative) most nutrient (superlative)

Derived Forms

antinutrient conutrient glyconutrient immunonutrient macronutrient micronutrient multinutrient neuronutrient nonnutrient nutraceutical nutritarian oligonutrient

Phrases

essential nutrient nutrient neutrality

Frequently Paired Words

nourish nourishment nurse nursery nutriment nutrition nutritional nutritious

Synonyms

nutriment alimentary alimental nourishing nutritious nutritive food

Questions

How do you pronounce nutrient?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnuː.tɹi.ənt/.
What does nutrient mean?
A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
Where does nutrient come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce nutrient

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