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nutrient vs nourishment

nourishment vs nutrient

nutrient and nourishment both are nouns.

nutrient is an adjective but nourishment is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nutrient Yes Yes No No
nourishment Yes No No No
As nouns, nourishment is a hyponym of nutrient; that is, nourishment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nutrient:
  • nutrient: any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
  • nourishment: a source of materials to nourish the body
Other hyponyms of nutrient include vitellus, yolk, comfort food, comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victual, victuals, fare, food product, foodstuff, aliment, alimentation, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals, commissariat, provender, provisions, viands, victuals, feed, provender, manna, manna from heaven, miraculous food, beverage, drink, drinkable, potable, water, soul food, micronutrient, chyme, culture medium, medium.
nutrient (noun) nourishment (noun)
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue the act of nourishing
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 source of materials to nourish the body
nutrient (adjective) nourishment (adjective)
of or providing nourishment
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