nutrient
nutrient
Definition
nu·tri·ent (no̵̅o̅′trē ənt, nyo̵̅o̅′-)
noun
a nutritious ingredient or substance in a food
nutrient
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- absorb: They absorb many useful nutrients by which to supply their own growth.
- replenish: Replenishing nutrients The adrenal glands need vitamin C to make stress hormones.
- dissolve: The fungus receives sugar and plant hormones from the plant, and the plant is supplied with water and dissolved nutrients from the fungus.
- recycle: Fungi play a vital role in decomposing dead material and recycling the nutrients to make them available for the growth of other plants.
- leach: Deep rooted crops bring leached nutrients up to the surface soil where they become available to the next generation crop.
Adjective modifier
- inorganic: The focus of my work at CEH is on the inorganic nutrients in rivers.
- essential: Is milk the only source of some obscure essential nutrient?
- soluble: These microbes absorb the soluble nutrients and exude enzymes to chemically breakdown the material further.
- water-soluble: Take " C " and See -- Truly the body's master water-soluble nutrient, vitamin C is involved in virtually every cellular function.
- hydroponic: He described the system as follows: Fill a gravel tray with hydroponic liquid nutrient.
Modifies a noun
- enrichment: Deer can be a problem in some areas through grazing, trampling and nutrient enrichment.
- agar: The bacterial strains did not produce levan type colonies on sucrose nutrient agar, but were able to induce hypersensitive reaction on tobacco leaves.
- uptake: Maintaining a pH level of 5.5 to 6.5 contributes to optimal nutrient uptake.
- intake: Alternative strategies to increase the nutrient intakes of high genetic merit cows on winter type dietary regimes.
- deficiency: Diet quality - Immunity can be adversely affected by any number of nutrient deficiencies.
- cycling: Organisms killed by pathogens contribute organic matter for nutrient cycling.
Noun used with modifier
- antioxidant: Antioxidant nutrients have various actions that can help prevent against free radical damage leading to carcinogenic growth.
- macro: It provides the micronutrients for plant growth, but is lacking in the macro nutrient potassium and only supplies a limited amount of nitrogen.
- micro: There might not however be sufficient micro nutrients to maintain agricultural production.
- mineral: Almost all of these fungi grow in symbiotic association with trees, forming mycorrhizas that aid the uptake of mineral nutrients from soil.
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