Nutrient vs Trophic - What's the difference?
nutrient | trophic |
A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
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Of or pertaining to nutrition
(ecology) Describing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain
(physiology) Of or pertaining to growth
As adjectives the difference between nutrient and trophic
is that nutrient is providing nourishment while trophic is of or pertaining to nutrition.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.nutrient
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(wikipedia nutrient)Noun
(en noun)- Even second-generation and keep carbon and nutrients in the ground.
Synonyms
* nutrimentExternal links
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Adjective
(-)Usage notes
In physiological sense, not to be confused with similar-sounding – the words and concepts are unrelated.“Trophic vs. Tropic”, Werner Steinberg, JAMA, May 3, 1952, 149(1), p. 82, doi:10.1001/jama.1952.02930180084027.