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Trace Elements(Topical Term)

Preferred form: Trace Elements
Used for/see from:
  • n: Biometal
  • n: Biometals
  • n: Trace Element
  • n: Trace Mineral
  • n: Trace Minerals
  • n: Element, Trace
  • n: Elements, Trace
  • n: Mineral, Trace
  • n: Minerals, Trace

do not confuse with "tracers" used for detection or with trace amounts of substances in tissue, food, etc.

A group of chemical elements that are needed in minute quantities for the proper growth, development, and physiology of an organism. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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