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Carrots contain useful nutrients.
What does Nutrient mean?
A nutrient is something living things need to grow and stay healthy.
Dictionary definition
A substance in food or soil that living things need for growth and health.
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Nutrient in a sentence
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Plants absorb nutrients from soil.
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Balanced meals provide nutrients that support energy and learning.
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What does nutrient mean?
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Which word is closest in meaning to nutrient?
Nourishment is close in meaning to nutrient in this context.
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MeaningNutrient means A nutrient is something living things need to grow and stay healthy.
ExampleExample: Carrots contain useful nutrients.
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Synonyms
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nourishmentUse for substances that support growth and health.
food substanceUse for a useful part of food.
mineralUse for some nutrients needed in small amounts.
Antonyms
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harmful substanceUse for something that hurts rather than supports growth.
deficiencyUse when needed nutrients are lacking.
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Word family
Nutrient word family
Base word
nutrient
noun
nutrients
More than one growth-supporting substance.
noun
nutrition
The study or process of getting nourishment from food.
adjective
nutritious
Containing useful nutrients.
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