Nutrient vs. Nutrition
Nutrientnoun
A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
Nutrientadjective
Providing nourishment.
Nutrientadjective
Nutritious; nourishing; promoting growth.
Nutrientnoun
Any substance which has nutritious qualities, i. e., which nourishes or promotes growth; a nutriment.
Nutrientnoun
A substance added to the growth medium of a microorganism to promote growth.
Nutrientnoun
any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue
Nutrientadjective
of or providing nourishment;
Nutrient
A nutrient is a substance used by an organism to survive, grow, and reproduce. The requirement for dietary nutrient intake applies to animals, plants, fungi, and protists.
Nutritionnoun
(biology) The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.
Nutritionnoun
That which nourishes; nutriment.
Nutritionnoun
In the broadest sense, a process or series of processes by which a living organism as a whole (or its component parts or organs) is maintained in its normal condition of life and growth.
Nutritionnoun
In a more limited sense, the process by which the living tissues take up, from the blood, matters necessary either for their repair or for the performance of their healthy functions.
Nutritionnoun
That which nourishes; nutriment.
Nutritionnoun
(physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance
Nutritionnoun
a source of materials to nourish the body
Nutritionnoun
the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)
Nutrition
Nutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life. It includes ingestion, absorption, assimilation, biosynthesis, catabolism and excretion.The science that studies the physiological process of nutrition is called nutritional science (also nutrition science).
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