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Trace Element

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Noun

1. trace element

an element that occurs at very small quantities in the body but is nonetheless important for many biological processes

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Trace Element

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noun
any of various chemical elements, such as iron, manganese, zinc, copper, and iodine, that occur in very small amounts in organisms and are essential for many physiological and biochemical processes

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Trace Element

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1. 
a chemical element, as iron, copper, zinc, etc., essential in plant and animal nutrition, but only in minute quantities
2. 
any element present in minute quantities in an organism, soil, water, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Trace Element

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n.
1. A chemical element present in tiny amounts: trace elements in ground water.
2. A chemical element required in minute quantities by an organism to maintain proper physical functioning.

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