macronutrient
1macronutrient — [mak΄rəno͞o′trē ənt] n. [ MACRO + NUTRIENT] any of the chemical elements, as carbon, required in relatively large quantities for plant growth …
2macronutrient — noun Date: 1942 1. a chemical element (as nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium) of which relatively large quantities are essential to the growth and health of a plant 2. a substance (as protein or carbohydrate) essential in large amounts to the… …
3macronutrient — /mak roh nooh tree euhnt, nyooh /, n. 1. Nutrition. any of the nutritional components of the diet that are required in relatively large amounts: protein, carbohydrate, fat, and the macrominerals. 2. Bot. any of the three chemical elements… …
4macronutrient — noun Any of the elements required in large amounts by all living things …
5macronutrient — mac·ro·nu·tri·ent n(y)ü trē ənt n a chemical element or substance (as protein, carbohydrate, or fat) required in relatively large quantities in nutrition * * * mac·ro·nu·tri·ent (mak″ro nooґtre ənt) an essential nutrient required in a… …
6macronutrient — mækrəʊ nuËtrɪənt / nju n. nutritious substance of which plants need a large amount to grow …
7macronutrient — noun Biology a substance required in relatively large amounts by living organisms …
8macronutrient — Chemical compound required for plant growth in relatively large quantities, e.g. nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium. Cf. micronutrient …
9macronutrient — mac·ro·nutrient …
10macronutrient — mac•ro•nu•tri•ent [[t]ˌmæk roʊˈnu tri ənt, ˈnyu [/t]] n. 1) nut any of the nutritional components required in relatively large amounts: protein, carbohydrate, fat, and the essential minerals 2) bot any of the chemical elements required by plants… …
