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nutrienta substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈnuːtriənt/

Korean meaning: 성장과 생명 유지에 필수적인 영양을 제공하는 물질

Korean pronunciation: **뉴**트리언트

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother insists that eating vegetables gives you all the nutrients you need, but she still takes 15 different vitamin pills every morning.
  • The nutritionist explained which nutrients are essential for athletic performance.
  • My diet app tracks every nutrient I consume, making me realize that pizza contains surprisingly little vitamin C.

nutrient

NOUN

//ˈnuːtriənt//

a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life

nutrient concept
💡 Concept

Mother serves nutrient-rich foods to support her child's healthy growth

nutrient rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Speaking fluent about nutrients, while the truant grows deficient!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈnuːtriənt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈnjuːtriənt/

🌳Etymology

Rootnutri-
Suffix--ent

Origin

라틴어 'nutrire(영양을 공급하다)'에서 유래된 단어로, 어머니가 아기에게 젖을 먹여 키우는 모습에서 시작된 개념입니다.

🎵Rhyme

fluenttruantcongruent
fluent
truant
congruent

🔗Collocations

essential nutrients
nutrient deficiency
absorb nutrients
nutrient-rich foods
soil nutrients
nutrient content

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother insists that eating vegetables gives you all the nutrients you need, but she still takes 15 different vitamin pills every morning.

The nutritionist explained which nutrients are essential for athletic performance.

😄 Fun example

My diet app tracks every nutrient I consume, making me realize that pizza contains surprisingly little vitamin C.

Plants obtain nutrients from the soil through their root systems.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

nourishmentnutritionsustenancevitaminsminerals

Antonyms

toxinpoison

Related

nutritionnutritiousnourishsupplementvitaminmineralproteincarbohydrate

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