macronutrient

English

Etymology

From macro- +‎ nutrient.

Pronunciation

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Noun

macronutrient (plural macronutrients)

Any of the elements required in large amounts by all living things.
Synonym: (informal) macro

Antonym: micronutrient

Hyponyms: carbohydrate, fat, protein, lipid, water, dietary fibre, antioxidant

Translations

macronutrient

Danish: makronæringsstof n
Norwegian:
Bokmål: makronæringsstoff n

Nynorsk: makronæringsstoff n
Welsh: macrofaethyn m, macrofaetholyn m

Further reading

nutrient on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
list of macronutrients on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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