nutrientrelease
nounUK /ˈnjuːtriənt rɪˌliːs/
US /ˈnuːtriənt rɪˌliːs/
Nutrient release is when good things from food or soil come out so plants or bodies can use them.
The slow nutrient release from the compost helped the garden grow all summer.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process by which vitamins and minerals leave a food or supplement so the body can take them in.
The capsule is designed for gradual nutrient release over several hours.
3. The giving off of plant food from a material such as compost or manure into the surrounding soil.
Farmers timed the nutrient release from the manure to match the crop's growth.
4. The escape of dissolved minerals from a substance into water or another liquid.
Scientists measured the nutrient release from the sediment into the lake.