nutrient |
postabsorptive |
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.
nutrient |
undernutrition |
As nouns the difference between nutrient and undernutrition
is that
nutrient is a source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue while
undernutrition is inadequate nutrition, either due to a lack of food, or to the inability of the body to absorb its nutrients.
As an adjective nutrient
is providing nourishment.
nutrient |
grasscycle |
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 an adjective nutrient
is providing nourishment.
As a verb grasscycle is
to leave short grass clippings on a lawn as nutrient.
nutrient |
grasscycling |
As nouns the difference between nutrient and grasscycling
is that
nutrient is a source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue while
grasscycling is the practice of leaving short grass clippings on a lawn as nutrient.
As an adjective nutrient
is providing nourishment.
As a verb grasscycling is
.
nutrient |
ombrotrophy |
As nouns the difference between nutrient and ombrotrophy
is that
nutrient is a source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue while
ombrotrophy is (biology) the receipt of water and nutrients from precipitation rather than streams or springs.
As an adjective nutrient
is providing nourishment.
nutrient |
chemosymbiosis |
As nouns the difference between nutrient and chemosymbiosis
is that
nutrient is a source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue while
chemosymbiosis is (biology) a form of symbiosis in which a bacterium provides chemically-derived energy and nutrients, often via the oxidation of hydrogen sulfide, to a higher organism.
As an adjective nutrient
is providing nourishment.
nutrient |
mycotrophic |
As adjectives the difference between nutrient and mycotrophic
is that
nutrient is providing nourishment while
mycotrophic is (botany) describing any plant that obtains its nutrients through symbiosis with fungi.
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.
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