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plural nutrients
A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue. quotations examples
Even second-generation biofuels, made from crop wastes or wood, are an environmental disaster, either extending the cultivated area or removing the straw and stovers which protect the soil from erosion and keep carbon and nutrients in the ground.
2012 August 24, George Monbiot, Guardian Weekly, page 20
comparative more nutrient, superlative most nutrient
Providing nourishment. examples