Nutrient
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Entry:nutrient
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Part of Speech:noun
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Definition:any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
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Synonyms:food, nutrient.
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Hypernym:substance.
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Derivationally related form:alimental, alimentary, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive, aliment, nourish, nutrify.
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Hyponym:vitellus, yolk, comfort food, comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victual, victuals, fare, food product, foodstuff, aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals, commissariat, provender, provisions, viands, victuals, feed, provender, manna, manna from heaven, miraculous food, beverage, drink, drinkable, potable, water, soul food, micronutrient, chyme, culture medium, medium.
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Part meronym:food, solid food.
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Entry:nutrient
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Part of Speech:noun
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Definition:any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis
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Synonyms:nutrient.
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Hypernym:substance.
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Hyponym:water.