food vs nutrient what difference
what is difference between food and nutrient
English
Etymology
From Middle English fode, foode, from Old English fōda (“food”), from Proto-Germanic *fōdô (“food”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to guard, graze, feed”). Cognate with Scots fuid (“food”), Low German föde, vöde (“food”), West Frisian fiedsel (“food”), Dutch voedsel (“food”) Danish føde (“food”), Swedish föda (“food”), Icelandic fæða, fæði (“food”), Gothic ???????????????????????????? (fōdeins, “food”), Latin pānis (“bread, food”), Latin pāscō (“feed, nourish”, verb). Related to fodder, foster.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fo͞od, IPA(key): /fuːd/
- (General American) enPR: fo͞od, IPA(key): /fud/
- Rhymes: -uːd
Noun
food (usually uncountable, plural foods)
- (uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:food
- (countable) A foodstuff.
- Synonyms: (archaic, now only humorous or regional) belly-timber, foodstuff, provender; see also Thesaurus:food
- 2006, C Williams, J Buttriss, Improving the Fat Content of Foods →ISBN, page 492:
- Variation and changes in the trans fatty acid content of different foods, especially in processed foods, further complicate such estimates.
- (uncountable, figuratively) Anything that nourishes or sustains.
- Hyponym: brainfood
- 1798, William Wordsworth, Tintern Abbey
- In this moment there is life and food / For future years.
Usage notes
- Adjectives often applied to “food”: raw, cooked, baked, fried, grilled, processed, healthy, unhealthy, wholesome, nutritious, safe, toxic, tainted, adulterated, tasty, delicious, fresh, stale, sweet, sour, spicy, exotic, marine.
Synonyms
- (substance consumed by living organisms): belly-timber (archaic, now only humorous or regional), chow (slang), comestible (formal), eats (slang), feed (for domesticated animals), fodder (for domesticated animals), foodstuffs, nosh (slang), nourishment, provender, sustenance, victuals
Derived terms
Related terms
- feed
- fodder
Translations
See also
- breakfast
- brunch
- dinner
- dunch
- lunch, luncheon
- meal
- supper
- Category:Foods
Further reading
- food on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- food on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
- do of, doof
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nūtriēns, present participle of nūtriō (“I suckle, nourish, foster”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnjuː.tɹi.ənt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnuː.tɹi.ənt/
Noun
nutrient (plural nutrients)
- A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
- 2012, George Monbiot, Guardian Weekly, August 24, p.20
- Even second-generation biofuels, made from crop wastes or wood, are an environmental disaster, either extending the cultivated area or removing the straw and stovers which protect the soil from erosion and keep carbon and nutrients in the ground.
- 2012, George Monbiot, Guardian Weekly, August 24, p.20
Synonyms
- nutriment
Derived terms
- antinutrient
Translations
Adjective
nutrient (comparative more nutrient, superlative most nutrient)
- Providing nourishment.
Translations
Related terms
- nourish
- nourishment
- nurse
- nursery
- nutriment
- nutrition
- nutritional
- nutritious
- nutritive
Further reading
- nutrient in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- nutrient in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nutriens, nutrientem.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /nu.tɾiˈent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /nu.tɾiˈen/
Noun
nutrient m (plural nutrients)
- nutrient
Related terms
- nodrir
Further reading
- “nutrient” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nutrient” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “nutrient” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Latin
Verb
nūtrient
- third-person plural future active indicative of nūtriō
