nutrient vs sustenance

sustenance vs nutrient

nutrient and sustenance both are nouns.

nutrient is an adjective but sustenance is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, sustenance is a hyponym of nutrient; that is, sustenance 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
sustenance: 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, nutrition, 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)	sustenance (noun)
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue	the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
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
	the financial means whereby one lives

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

Difference between nutrient and sustenance

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