nutrient vs victuals

victuals vs nutrient

nutrient and victuals both are nouns.

nutrient is an adjective but victuals is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, victuals is a hyponym of nutrient; that is, victuals 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
victuals: any substance that can be used as food

Other hyponyms of nutrient include vitellus, yolk, comfort food, comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victual, fare, food product, foodstuff, aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, commissariat, provender, provisions, viands, feed, provender, manna, manna from heaven, miraculous food, beverage, drink, drinkable, potable, water, soul food, micronutrient, chyme, culture medium, medium.

nutrient (noun)	victuals (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	a source of materials to nourish the body
	a stock or supply of foods

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

Difference between nutrient and victuals

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