NOUN | substance | trace element | an element that occurs at very small quantities in the body but is nonetheless important for many biological processes |
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Meaning | An element that occurs at very small quantities in the body but is nonetheless important for many biological processes. | |
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Broader | chemical element, element | Any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter |
Spanish | elemento traza, microelemento, oligoelemento | |
Catalan | oligoelement |
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