nutrient vs nutrition

nutrition vs nutrient

nutrient and nutrition both are nouns.

nutrient is an adjective but nutrition is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, nutrition is a hyponym of nutrient; that is, nutrition 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
nutrition: 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, nourishment, nutriment, 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)	nutrition (noun)
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue	the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)
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
	(physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance

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

Difference between nutrient and nutrition

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