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micronutrient en · NOUN

Etymology

From micro- + nutrient.

Meanings

  1. A mineral, vitamin or other substance that is essential, even in very small quantities, for growth or metabolism.
    • Broccoli, on the other hand, is loaded with healthy micronutrients and is perfect in any meal, so keep it on your plate. 2010, Anthony Marcelus, “Fix Your Fare”, in Reps!, 17:75:

Forms

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Antonyms

macronutrient

Deriveds

multimicronutrient

Synonyms

micromineral · trace element

Translations (24)

vi vi lượng tố (essential mineral or vitamin) · de Spurenelement (essential mineral or vitamin) · tl kalit-ang kapaniya (essential mineral or vitamin) · nb mikronæringsstoff (essential mineral or vitamin) · cmn 微量元素 (essential mineral or vitamin) · de Mikronährstoff (essential mineral or vitamin) · it oligonutriente (essential mineral or vitamin) · vi nguyên tố vi lượng (essential mineral or vitamin) · cy microfaetholyn (essential mineral or vitamin) · et mikrotoitaine (essential mineral or vitamin) · tr mikro besin (essential mineral or vitamin) · da mikronæringsstof (essential mineral or vitamin) · fr micro-élément (essential mineral or vitamin) · cy microfaethyn (essential mineral or vitamin) · fi vitamiini (essential mineral or vitamin) · nn mikronæringsstoff (essential mineral or vitamin) · sw kirutubisho kidogo (essential mineral or vitamin) · tl mikkapaniya (essential mineral or vitamin) · pt oligoelemento (essential mineral or vitamin) · fi hivenaine (essential mineral or vitamin) · tl mikapaniya (essential mineral or vitamin) · es micronutriente (essential mineral or vitamin) · it micronutriente (essential mineral or vitamin) · pt micronutriente (essential mineral or vitamin)