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nutrient vs victual

victual vs nutrient

nutrient and victual both are nouns.

nutrient is an adjective but victual is not an adjective.

nutrient is not a verb while victual is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nutrient Yes Yes No No
victual Yes No Yes No
As nouns, victual is a hyponym of nutrient; that is, victual 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
  • victual: any substance that can be used as food
Other hyponyms of nutrient include vitellus, yolk, comfort food, comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victuals, fare, food product, foodstuff, aliment, alimentation, nourishment, 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) victual (noun)
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue any substance that can be used as food
any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis
nutrient (adjective) victual (adjective)
of or providing nourishment
nutrient (verb) victual (verb)
take in nourishment
lay in provisions
supply with food
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