trace element

English

Etymology

From trace (“very small amount”) and chemical element

Noun

trace element (plural trace elements)

(chemistry) A chemical element present in a sample in very small quantities.
(biochemistry, nutrition) A chemical element in an organism’s diet that is required in very small amounts in order to maintain proper biochemical function.
Synonyms: micronutrient, micromineral

Antonyms: nutrient, macronutrient, electrolyte

Hypernym: nutrient

Hyponyms: vitamin, trace mineral

Translations

chemical element in an organism’s diet

Catalan: oligoelement m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 稀有元素 (zh) (xīyǒu yuánsù), 微量元素 (zh) (wēiliàng yuánsù)
Czech: stopový prvek m
Dutch: sporenelement (nl) n
Finnish: hivenaine (fi)
French: oligo-élément (fr) m
German: Spurenelement n

Greek: Ιχνοστοιχείο n (Ichnostoicheío)
Italian: oligoelemento (it) m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: sporstoff (no) n

Nynorsk: sporstoff n
Romanian: oligoelement (ro) n
Russian: микроэлеме́нт (ru) m (mikroelemént)
Spanish: oligoelemento (es) m, microelemento m

Further reading

trace element on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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