nutrient vs food

food vs nutrient

nutrient and food both are nouns.

nutrient is an adjective but food is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, nutrient and food are synonyms defined as:

nutrient and food: any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

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

nutrient: any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
food: any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment

Other hypernyms of nutrient include substance, solid food.

nutrient (noun)	food (noun)
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue	any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis	anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
	any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment

nutrient (adjective)	food (adjective)
of or providing nourishment

Difference between nutrient and food

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