micronutrient
micronutrient noun: a mineral, vitamin or other substance that is essential, even in very small quantities, for growth or metabolism.
Noun
micronutrient (plural micronutrients)
- A mineral, vitamin or other substance that is essential, even in very small quantities, for growth or metabolism.
- Broccoli, on the other hand, is loaded with healthy micronutrients and is perfect in any meal, so keep it on your plate.2010, Anthony Marcelus, “Fix Your Fare”, in Reps!, 17:75
- Synonyms:
- micromineral, trace element
- Antonyms:
- macronutrient
micronutrient meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Tagalog and Vietnamese
micronutrient in Tamil
- மிகக்குறைந்த ஊட்ட உணவு, நுண்ணூட்டச்சத்துக்கள்
micronutrient in Malayalam
- സൂക്ഷ്മപോഷകം
micronutrient in Tagalog
- essential mineral or vitamin
- kalit-ang kapaniya, mikkapaniya, mikapaniya
micronutrient in Vietnamese
- essential mineral or vitamin
- nguyên tố vi lượng, vi lượng tố
Synonyms of micronutrient
Antonyms
Forms of micronutrient
| plural | micronutrients |
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Origin of micronutrient
From micro- + nutrient.
Words formed from micronutrient
Questions about micronutrient
- What does micronutrient mean?
- Micronutrient means a mineral, vitamin or other substance that is essential, even in very small quantities, for growth or metabolism.
- What is micronutrient in Tamil?
- Micronutrient in Tamil is மிகக்குறைந்த ஊட்ட உணவு, நுண்ணூட்டச்சத்துக்கள். See Micronutrient meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is micronutrient?
- Micronutrient is a noun.
- What is the plural of micronutrient?
- The plural of micronutrient is micronutrients.
Words near micronutrient in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: micronutrient (page history and authors); micronutrient (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); micronutrient (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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