postabsorptive

As a noun terms

is .

As an adjective postabsorptive is

following absorption of nutrients from the alimentary canal.

As adjectives the difference between nutrient and postabsorptive

is that nutrient is providing nourishment while postabsorptive is following absorption of nutrients from the alimentary canal.

As a noun nutrient

is a source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.

As a noun absorption

is absorption (act or process of absorbing, either liquid or light).

As an adjective postabsorptive is

following absorption of nutrients from the alimentary canal.