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biometal

biometal noun: any metal that has a biochemical function.

Noun

biometal (plural biometals)

  1. Any metal that has a biochemical function.
    1. (especially, often) One of the principal ones (calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, or copper), as opposed to trace ones (such as lithium).

Forms of biometal

pluralbiometals

Origin of biometal

From bio- + metal.

Words formed from biometal

Questions about biometal

What does biometal mean?
Biometal means any metal that has a biochemical function.
What part of speech is biometal?
Biometal is a noun.
What is the plural of biometal?
The plural of biometal is biometals.

Words near biometal in the dictionary

  1. biomes
  2. biomesh
  3. biomeshes
  4. biometabolite
  5. biometabolites
  6. biometal
  7. biometallic
  8. biometallurgy
  9. biometals
  10. biometamorphic
  11. biometeorologic

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