Meaning Nutrient
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A chemical compound (such as protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamin, or mineral) contained in foods. These compounds are used by the body to function and grow.
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Any food, chemical element or compound an organism requires to live, grow, or reproduce.
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(1) Substance that nourishes the metabolic processes of the body.  (2) End product of digestion.
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Nutriment
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"a nutritious substance," 1828, noun use of adjective (1640s) meaning "providing nourishment," from Latin nutrientem (nominative nutriens), present participle of nutrire "to n [..]
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substance an organism needs for energy, growth, and life. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia
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Any element or simple compound necessary for the health and survival of an organism. This includes air and water, as well as food.
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Plant food, essential elements N-P-K, secondary and trace elements fundamental to plant life. OHM'S POWER LAW
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A chemical required by a plant for growth.
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Any substance in the soil or in fertilisers which is essential for promoting the growth of plants. It generally refers to a group of elements including nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
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nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, iron, and other elements needed by growing plants and supplied by minerals and organic matter in soil and by fertilizers.
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Any substance assimilated by living things that promotes growth. The term is generally applied to nitrogen and phosphorus in wastewater, but is also applied to other essential and trace elements.
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Any substance, especially in the soil, that is essential for and promotes plant growth. See macronutrient, micronutrient.
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A material supplying a chemical element needed by plants.
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any chemical or compound which is used by an organism in order to survive and/or grow.
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plant food, essential elements N-P-K, secondary and trace elements fundamental to plant life.
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noun. any compound necessitated as part of the diet for development, sustainence, and remedying of the body's tissues or as a reserve of energy. Nutrients consist of proteins, carbohydrates, viat [..]
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nutrient (pop)
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Any substance that promotes growth with living organisms. The term is generally applied to nitrogen and phosphorus in wastewater, but is also applied to other essential and trace elements.
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Molecules that can be used by cells or living organism to extract energy through metabolic processes. Although nutrients are often sought off only as energy providers, they can also be used as molecular building block for the biosynthesis of cellular structures.
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A chemical that is needed for growth, maintenance, and repair of the body but is not used as a source of energy.
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An element or compound needed for normal growth, development and health maintenance. Essential nutrients cannot be made by the body and must, therefore, be consumed from food.
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Any substance that promotes growth with living organisms. The term is generally applied to nitrogen
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useable portion of food; a substance that an organism needs to live. objective -
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a substance that provides essential nourishment for the maintenance of life
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any food substance that provides energy or helps build tissue.
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a substance that provides nutrition and promotes growth
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Any substance (macro or micro) that gives nourishment; that nourishes and sustains life. Nutrient density:
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(n) any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue(n) any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and use [..]
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(English) The minerals that every living organism needs to survive. Nutrients can become a problem if there are too much of them.
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Any substance assimilated by living things that promotes growth. O
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Any substance assimilated by living things that promotes growth. The term is generally applied to nitrogen and phosphorus in wastewater, but is also applied to other essential and trace elements.
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Any substance assimilated by living things that promotes growth. The term is generally applied to nitrogen and phosphorus in wastewater, but is also applied to other essential and trace elements.
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Any substance assimilated by living things that promotes growth. The term is generally applied to nitrogen and phosphorus in wastewater, but is also applied to other essential and trace elements.
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Any substance assimilated by living things that promotes growth. The term is often applied to nitrogen and phosphorus in wastewater, where excessive amounts create algae growth and other problems, but [..]
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Any substance required by living things to grow (e.g., nitrogen and phosphorus).
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The Nutrient Management Act, 2002, defines a nutrient as any material that is applied to land for the purpose of improving crop growth. Examples of nutrients include manure, commercial fertilizers, compost, sewage biosolids and pulp and paper sludge.
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A substance that nourishes a living thing.
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a substance provided in food that supports life by performing a number of functions in the body. Nutrients are divided into six groups, carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water.
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Compounds in foods which are essential for life. Nutrients include protein, fats, vitamins, minerals, etc.
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A chemical compound (such as protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamin, or mineral) contained in foods. These compounds are used by the body to function and grow.
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Any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
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Something that provides nourishment. Food for an animal, plant, fungi, or other organism.
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  Any substance assimilated by organisms that promotes growth and replacement of cellular constituents.
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Any substance that is assimilated (taken in) by organisms and promotes growth. Nitrogen and phosphorus are nutrients that promote the growth of algae. There are other essential and trace elements that [..]
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A food source for micro-organisms.
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A life sustaining substance.
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Any substance assimilated by organisms that promotes growth & replacement of cellular constituents.
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A substance that provides nourishment for growth or metabolism. Plants absorb nutrients mainly from the soil in the form of minerals and other inorganic compounds, and animals obtain nutrients from ingested foods. They are used to build and repair tissues, regulate body processes and are converted to and used as energy. RESFOOD develops innovative [..]
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Any food, chemical element or compound an organism requires to live, grow, or reproduce.
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Any substance taken in by living things that promotes growth.
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A substance, such as a vitamin, which provides elements for the ongoing functioning of the body’s metabolic processes.
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Any substance, especially in the soil, that is essential for and promotes plant growth. See macronutrient, micronutrient.
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as a pollutant, any element or compound, such as phosphorous
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Any substance assimilated by organisms that promotes growth & replacement of cellular constituents.
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Element or compound essential for animal and plant growth. Common nutrients in fertilizer include nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
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an element or compound, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, that is necessary for plant growth.
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something such as a vitamin or mineral needed by living things to grow and stay healthy.
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as a pollutant, any element or compound, such as phosphorous or nitrogen, that fuels abnormally high organic growth in aquatic ecosystems. Also see eutrophic. Return to Index O oil removal
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A substance, such as a vitamin, which provides elements for the ongoing functioning of the body’s metabolic processes.
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A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue. * '''2012''', , '''', August 24, p.20 *: Even second-generation [..]
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A chemical substance which provides nourishment  for animals or plants.
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An element fundamental to plant life.  See both macro and micro nutrients in the glossary.
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an element required by plants and animals in order to complete their life cycles. The three nutrients that plants require in the greatest quantities are nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Excess nutrients
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Any chemical required for the proper metabolism of organisms.
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