"micronutrient" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: micronutrients [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + nutrient. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-|nutrient|text=+|tree=1}} From micro- + nutrient. Head templates: {{en-noun}} micronutrient (plural micronutrients)
  1. A mineral, vitamin or other substance that is essential, even in very small quantities, for growth or metabolism. Synonyms: micromineral, trace element Derived forms: multimicronutrient Translations (essential mineral or vitamin): 微量元素 (wēiliàng yuánsù) (Chinese Mandarin), mikronæringsstof [neuter] (Danish), mikrotoitaine (Estonian), vitamiini (Finnish), hivenaine (Finnish), micro-élément [masculine] (French), Mikronährstoff [masculine] (German), Spurenelement [neuter] (German), micronutriente [masculine] (Italian), oligonutriente [masculine] (Italian), mikronæringsstoff [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), mikronæringsstoff [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), micronutriente [masculine] (Portuguese), oligoelemento [masculine] (Portuguese), micronutriente [masculine] (Spanish), kirutubisho kidogo (Swahili), kalit-ang kapaniya (Tagalog), mikkapaniya (Tagalog), mikapaniya (Tagalog), mikro besin (Turkish), nguyên tố vi lượng (Vietnamese), vi lượng tố (Vietnamese), microfaethyn [masculine] (Welsh), microfaetholyn [masculine] (Welsh)

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