food vs micronutrient

micronutrient vs food

food and micronutrient both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
food	Yes	No	No	No
micronutrient	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, micronutrient is a hyponym of food; that is, micronutrient is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than food:

food: any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
micronutrient: a substance needed only in small amounts for normal body function (e.g., vitamins or minerals)

Other hyponyms of food include vitellus, yolk, comfort food, comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victual, victuals, fare, food product, foodstuff, aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals, commissariat, provender, provisions, viands, victuals, feed, provender, manna, manna from heaven, miraculous food, beverage, drink, drinkable, potable, water, soul food, chyme, culture medium, medium.

food (noun)	micronutrient (noun)
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue	a substance needed only in small amounts for normal body function (e.g., vitamins or minerals)
anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment

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