nutrient-deficient

Translations

nutrient-deficientadjective
Usually used as a hyphenated attributive adjective; also possible in predicative use in technical or scientific contexts.
pauvre en nutriments
The nutrient-deficient soil produced weak crops.
Le sol pauvre en nutriments a produit des cultures chétives.
Additional translations
carencé en nutrimentsSurtout en contexte médical, agricole ou nutritionnel.

Definitions

nutrient-deficientadjective
lacking enough nutrients; deficient in nutrients
The nutrient-deficient soil produced weak crops.