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Nutrient

noun

Any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue. Synonym: food.

Any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis.

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... of cattle is reliable in selecting their own range. Within a week, depending on the degree of maturity, the herd, with unerring nutrient results, turns from one species of grass to another. The double-wintered cattle naturally returned to their former range; but in order to quicken the work, any beeves of that class found below were drifted above headquarters. It was a distinct ...

— Wells Brothers • Andy Adams

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