nutrient Chemical elements which are involved in the construction of living tissue and which are needed by both plant and animal. The most important in terms of bulk are carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, with other essential ones including nitrogen, potassium, calcium, sulphur and phosphorus ['nju:trɪənt] n

environ.

nutrientes m

nutrient

: 194 phrases in 22 subjects

Agriculture	70
Animal husbandry	3
Chemistry	6
Earth sciences	1
Education	1
Environment	18
Food industry	8
Food service and catering	22
Forestry	2
General	3
Health care	18
Horticulture	3
Laboratory equipment	1
Life sciences	2
Materials science	1
Medical	17
Name of organization	3
Natural sciences	6
Statistics	5
Transport	1
United Nations	1
Water resources	2


nutrient
agric.	elemento fertilizante; fertilizante; principio nutritivo
ecol.	nutriente
environ.	nutrientes; elemento nutritivo
environ. food.ind.	nutrientes
food.ind.	materia nutritiva
health.	sustancia nutritiva
health. environ. chem.	substancias nutritivas


uptake
agric. chem.	extracción de un cultivo; absorción de nutrientes
commun. IT	índice de aceptación
ecol.	asimilar
industr. construct. met.	subida de conductos; subida del quemador
med.	fijación
textile	absorción por la materia
UN AIDS.	aceptación; utilización