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A chemical element present in a sample in very small quantities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A chemical element in an organism’s diet that is required in very small amounts in order to maintain proper biochemical function.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: nutrition
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: micronutrient, micromineral, microelement
Antonyms: nutrient, macronutrient, electrolyte
Broader terms: nutrient
an element that occurs at very small quantities in the body but is nonetheless important for many biological processes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: chemical element, element
Compound of trace (“very small amount”) + element (“chemical element”).
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
oligoelement
— chemical element in an organism’s diet
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Chinese Mandarin:
稀有元素
(xīyǒu yuánsù)
— chemical element in an organism’s diet
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Chinese Mandarin:
微量元素
(wēiliàng yuánsù)
— chemical element in an organism’s diet
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Czech:
stopový prvek
— chemical element in an organism’s diet
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Danish:
sporstof
— chemical element in an organism’s diet
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Dutch:
sporenelement
— chemical element in an organism’s diet
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Finnish:
hivenaine
— chemical element in an organism’s diet
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French:
oligo-élément
— chemical element in an organism’s diet
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German:
Spurenelement
— chemical element in an organism’s diet
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Greek:
Ιχνοστοιχείο
(Ichnostoicheío)
— chemical element in an organism’s diet
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Italian:
oligoelemento
— chemical element in an organism’s diet
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Māori:
pūmotu waiwai
— chemical element in an organism’s diet
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Norwegian Bokmål:
sporstoff
— chemical element in an organism’s diet
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
sporstoff
— chemical element in an organism’s diet
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Romanian:
oligoelement
— chemical element in an organism’s diet
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Russian:
микроэлеме́нт
(mikroelemént)
— chemical element in an organism’s diet
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Spanish:
oligoelemento
— chemical element in an organism’s diet
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Spanish:
microelemento
— chemical element in an organism’s diet