nutrient
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(noun) any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue |
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Synonyms: food |
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Related Words: aliment, alimentation, beverage, chyme, comestible, commissariat, cookery, cooking, cuisine, culinary art, drink, drinkable, eatable, edible, fare, feed, food product, foodstuff, gastronomy, manna, manna from heaven, matter, miraculous food, nourishment, nutriment, pabulum, potable, provender, provisions, substance, sustenance, viands, victual, victuals, yolk |
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(satellite adjective) providing nourishment; "good nourishing food" |
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Synonyms: alimentary, nourishing, nutritious, nutritive |
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