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Words related to nutrients

nu·tri·ent
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  • absorption

    The absorption of a liquid, gas, or other substance is the process of it being soaked up or taken in.

  • aeroculture

    a method of growing plants without soil by suspending them above sprays that constantly moisten the roots with water and nutrients.

  • alley cropping

    a method of planting in which rows of trees are interspersed with rows of crops, improving the soil and providing nutrients, particularly nitrogen, to the crops.

  • antinutrient

    a substance that interferes with the utilization of one or more nutrients by the body, as oxalate and phytate, which prevent calcium absorption.

  • autotroph

    any organism capable of self-nourishment by using inorganic materials as a source of nutrients and using photosynthesis or chemosynthesis as a source of energy, as most plants and certain bacteria and protists.

  • biofortification

    the process of breeding staple crops to have higher levels of essential nutrients, either through selective breeding or genetic modification: iron biofortification of rice; biofortification of wheat with zinc.
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