Nutriment vs. Nutrient — What's the Difference?

A source of nourishment; food.

A nutrient is a substance used by an organism to survive, grow, and reproduce. The requirement for dietary nutrient intake applies to animals, plants, fungi, and protists.

An agent that promotes growth or development.

A source of nourishment, especially a nourishing ingredient in a food.

A source of nourishment; food.

Providing nourishment.

Something that promotes growth or development; a nutrient.

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

That which nourishes; a nutrient; anything which promotes growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life; food; aliment.

Providing nourishment.

That which promotes development or growth.

Nutritious; nourishing; promoting growth.

A source of materials to nourish the body

Any substance which has nutritious qualities, i. e., which nourishes or promotes growth; a nutriment.

A substance added to the growth medium of a microorganism to promote growth.

Any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue

Of or providing nourishment;