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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) trace element
any chemical element that is required in minute quantities for physiological functioning.

2. trace element
a substance that occurs naturally only in minute amounts in the earth's crust.

Etymology: (1935–40)

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1. (noun) trace element
an element that occurs at very small quantities in the body but is nonetheless important for many biological processes

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