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micronutrient

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A mineral, vitamin or other substance that is essential, even in very small quantities, for growth or metabolism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: micromineral, trace element

Antonyms: macronutrient

2

noun

Meaning 2

a substance needed only in small amounts for normal body function (e.g., vitamins or minerals)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: food, nutrient

History

Etymology

From micro- + nutrient.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 微量元素 (wēiliàng yuánsù) — essential mineral or vitamin
  • Danish: mikronæringsstof — essential mineral or vitamin
  • Estonian: mikrotoitaine — essential mineral or vitamin
  • Finnish: vitamiini — essential mineral or vitamin
  • Finnish: hivenaine — essential mineral or vitamin
  • French: micro-élément — essential mineral or vitamin
  • German: Mikronährstoff — essential mineral or vitamin
  • German: Spurenelement — essential mineral or vitamin
  • Italian: micronutriente — essential mineral or vitamin
  • Italian: oligonutriente — essential mineral or vitamin
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mikronæringsstoff — essential mineral or vitamin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mikronæringsstoff — essential mineral or vitamin
  • Portuguese: micronutriente — essential mineral or vitamin
  • Portuguese: oligoelemento — essential mineral or vitamin
  • Spanish: micronutriente — essential mineral or vitamin
  • Swahili: kirutubisho kidogo — essential mineral or vitamin
  • Tagalog: kalit-ang kapaniya — essential mineral or vitamin
  • Tagalog: mikkapaniya — essential mineral or vitamin
  • Tagalog: mikapaniya — essential mineral or vitamin
  • Turkish: mikro besin — essential mineral or vitamin
  • Vietnamese: nguyên tố vi lượng — essential mineral or vitamin
  • Vietnamese: vi lượng tố — essential mineral or vitamin
  • Welsh: microfaethyn — essential mineral or vitamin
  • Welsh: microfaetholyn — essential mineral or vitamin