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Concept information

Preferred term

trace elements

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • microelements (soils)
  • trace metals
  • trace minerals

Scope note

  • For those nutrients required in minute quantities in animal and human nutrition USE dietary minerals; For those nutrients required in minute quantities in plants USE plant micronutrients.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/12372

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