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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
nutrient
/ˈnjuː.tɹi.ənt/
noun1 of 2
a chemical, food, that animals and plants need to live, develop, and be healthy
- “This is native soil and it has nutrients in it.”Tatoeba
- “Blood is the fluid responsible for the circulation of nutrients.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Providing nourishment.
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Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)