provender vs nutrient

provender and nutrient both are nouns.

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

As nouns, nutrient is a hypernym of provender; that is, nutrient is a word with a broader meaning than provender:

provender: a stock or supply of foods
nutrient: any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

Other hypernyms of provender include food.

As nouns, nutrient is a hypernym of provender; that is, nutrient is a word with a broader meaning than provender:

provender: food for domestic livestock
nutrient: any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

Other hypernyms of provender include food.

provender (noun)	nutrient (noun)
a stock or supply of foods	any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
food for domestic livestock	any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis

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