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nutrient

[noo-tree-uhnt, nyoo-] / ˈnu tri ənt, ˈnju- /
NOUN
source of nourishment
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Powerful laser microscopy revealed the mechanism: after a day or two of contact, the corals' tissues began fusing, creating a "nutrient highway" between the pair.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Learning how the nutrient is stored, transformed, and released in soil is therefore important for maintaining fertile farmland while reducing waste and environmental damage.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

As agriculture comes under growing pressure to use finite phosphorus resources more efficiently, better measurements of this nutrient could become increasingly important.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

The proposal targets a market currently dominated by Canada, the world’s largest producer of potash, a vital fertilizer component and an essential plant nutrient with no substitute in global food production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

But if the body doesn’t need a nutrient at the time that it is taken in, it won’t absorb it.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Even so, not all nutrients are recovered, and some of them fall along with the leaves to enrich the soil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

To recoup some of their considerable investment, plants break down chlorophyll, then draw its chemical components and other nutrients through the stem and into the trunk and roots for later reuse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

So, if meals are replaced with protein shakes, those nutrients are lost.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

It helps process nutrients, regulate blood sugar, and manage how the body stores and uses energy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Oxygen and nutrients can cross the blood-brain barrier, but many dangerous substances like bacteria cannot.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman


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