nutrient

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

Providing nourishment.

Affording nutriment or nourishment; nourishing; nutritive; nutritious.

Conveying or purveying nourishment; alimentative: as, nutrient vessels.

A nutrient substance; something nutritious.

Nutritious; nourishing; promoting growth.

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.

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

providing nourishment