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1. Of or providing nourishment
   "good nutrient stew";
   - alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutritious, nutritive

1. Any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
   - food
    
2. Any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis

Derived forms: nutrients

See also: wholesome

Type of: food, grub [informal], kai [NZ, informal], khana [Asia], nosh [Brit, informal], solid food, substance

Encyclopedia: Nutrient