HyperDic: trace_element

English > 1 sense of the expression trace element:
NOUNsubstancetrace elementan element that occurs at very small quantities in the body but is nonetheless important for many biological processes
English > trace element: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAn element that occurs at very small quantities in the body but is nonetheless important for many biological processes.
Broaderchemical element, elementAny 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
Spanishelemento traza, microelemento, oligoelemento
Catalanoligoelement

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