"biometal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: biometals [plural]
Etymology: From bio- + metal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bio|metal}} bio- + metal Head templates: {{en-noun}} biometal (plural biometals)
  1. (biochemistry) Any metal that has a biochemical function. Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-biometal-en-noun-QitQwepX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bio-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bio-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (biochemistry) Any metal that has a biochemical function.
    (often, especially) One of the principal ones (calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, or copper), as opposed to trace ones (such as lithium).
    Tags: especially, often Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-biometal-en-noun-86sb-JlC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bio-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bio-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: biometallic

Inflected forms

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