micronutrient

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ nutrient

Noun

micronutrient (plural micronutrients)

A mineral, vitamin or other substance that is essential, even in very small quantities, for growth or metabolism
- 2010, Anthony Marcelus, "Fix Your Fare", 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.

Antonyms

macronutrient

Translations

essential mineral or vitamin

Chinese:
Mandarin: 微量元素 (zh) (wēiliàng yuánsù)
Danish: mikronæringsstof n
Finnish: vitamiini (fi), hivenaine (fi)
German: Mikronährstoff m
Italian: micronutriente (it) m, oligonutriente m

Norwegian:
Bokmål: mikronæringsstoff n

Nynorsk: mikronæringsstoff n
Tagalog: kalit-ang kapaniya, mikkapaniya, mikapaniya
Vietnamese: nguyên tố vi lượng, vi lượng tố

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