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nutrient

[noo-tree-uhnt, nyoo-] / ˈnu tri ənt, ˈnju- /
NOUN
source of nourishment
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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

These organisms play an important role in nutrient cycling on Earth and can help plants, soils, and other organisms gain access to essential resources.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

This sets off a chemical reaction freeing phosphorus, a primary nutrient for the algae, from the lake floor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Upping the nutrient is a frequent topic of conversation among users on social media, which Conagra has been closely monitoring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 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

Instead, mitochondria continuously adjust their activity depending on how much energy a cell needs and which nutrients are available.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

New blood vessel growth is equally important because healing tissue needs a steady supply of oxygen and nutrients as it rebuilds itself.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

All of these took a toll on the industry, but none of them proved as ruinous as citrus greening, a disease that clogs trees’ vascular systems, choking off water and nutrients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

“Root systems protect Lake Tahoe’s clarity by stabilizing soils that could erode, and uptaking nutrients that would feed algae in the lake,” Cowen wrote in an email.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 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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