medium vs nutrient

nutrient vs medium

medium and nutrient both are nouns.

medium and nutrient both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
medium	Yes	Yes	No	No
nutrient	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, nutrient is a hypernym of medium; that is, nutrient is a word with a broader meaning than medium:

medium: (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
nutrient: any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

Other hypernyms of medium include food.

medium (noun)	nutrient (noun)
an occupation for which you are especially well suited	any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication	any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
(usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
the surrounding environment
someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position
(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
(biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
an intervening substance through which something is achieved

medium (adjective)	nutrient (adjective)
(meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside	of or providing nourishment
around the middle of a scale of evaluation

Difference between medium and nutrient

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