micronutrient
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]micronutrient (plural micronutrients)
- A mineral, vitamin or other substance that is essential, even in very small quantities, for growth or metabolism.
- Synonyms: micromineral, trace element
- Antonym: macronutrient
- Hyponyms: mineral, vitamin, calcium, iron, iodine
- 2010, Anthony Marcelus, “Fix Your Fare”, in Reps!, 17:75:
- Broccoli, on the other hand, is loaded with healthy micronutrients and is perfect in any meal, so keep it on your plate.
Translations
[edit]essential mineral or vitamin
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Further reading
[edit]- micronutrient on Wikipedia.Wikipedia