"trace element" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trace elements [plural]
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  1. (chemistry) A chemical element present in a sample in very small quantities. Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-trace_element-en-noun-X4xWvMxc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  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. Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Nutrition Synonyms: micronutrient, micromineral, microelement Translations (chemical element in an organism’s diet): oligoelement [masculine] (Catalan), 稀有元素 (xīyǒu yuánsù) (Chinese Mandarin), 微量元素 (wēiliàng yuánsù) (Chinese Mandarin), stopový prvek [masculine] (Czech), sporstof [neuter] (Danish), sporenelement [neuter] (Dutch), hivenaine (Finnish), oligo-élément [masculine] (French), Spurenelement [neuter] (German), Ιχνοστοιχείο (Ichnostoicheío) [neuter] (Greek), oligoelemento [masculine] (Italian), sporstoff [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), sporstoff [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), oligoelement [neuter] (Romanian), микроэлеме́нт (mikroelemént) [masculine] (Russian), oligoelemento [masculine] (Spanish), microelemento [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-trace_element-en-noun-IqpKHqac Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'chemical element in an organism’s diet': 32 68

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