trace element

English

Etymology

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

Noun

trace element (plural trace elements)

1. (chemistry) A chemical element present in a sample in very small quantities.
2. (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
• Danish: sporstof n
• Dutch: sporenelement (nl) n
• Finnish: hivenaine (fi)
• French: oligo-élément (fr) m
• German: Spurenelement n
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• 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