Mineral vs Nutrient - What's the difference?
mineral | nutrient |
(geology) Any naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
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Any inorganic material (as distinguished from animal or vegetable).
Any inorganic element that is essential to nutrition; a dietary mineral.
(British) Mineral water.
(Ireland, South Africa, informal) A soft drink, particularly a single serve bottle or can.
(obsolete) A mine or mineral .
* 1599 , , IV. i. 26:
of, related to, or containing minerals
A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
* 2012 , , August 24, p.20
As nouns the difference between mineral and nutrient
is that mineral is mineral while nutrient is a source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.As an adjective nutrient is
providing nourishment.mineral
English
(wikipedia mineral)Alternative forms
* minerall (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.}}
- O'er whom his very madness, like some ore / Among a mineral of metals base, / Shows itself pure;
Derived terms
* rare earth mineralAdjective
(head)Derived terms
* mineral acid * mineral oil * mineral processing * mineral tar * mineral water * mineral wax * mineral weathering * mineral woolAnagrams
* * ----nutrient
English
(wikipedia nutrient)Noun
(en noun)- Even second-generation and keep carbon and nutrients in the ground.