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micronutrition

micronutrition noun: the ingestion and subsequent effects of micronutrients.

Noun

micronutrition (uncountable)

  1. The ingestion and subsequent effects of micronutrients
    • These issues could be investigated further by the use of animal models, by future RCT studies on the effects of micronutrition on pregnancy and gestational development, or by using the technique of Mendelian randomisation employing genetic variants associated with vitamin B12 and folate.2015 August 20, “Lower Circulating B12 Is Associated with Higher Obesity and Insulin Resistance during Pregnancy in a Non-Diabetic White British Population”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of micronutrition

From micro- + nutrition.

Questions about micronutrition

What does micronutrition mean?
Micronutrition means the ingestion and subsequent effects of micronutrients.
What part of speech is micronutrition?
Micronutrition is a noun.

Words near micronutrition in the dictionary

  1. micronuke
  2. micronukes
  3. micronut
  4. micronutrient
  5. micronutrients
  6. micronutrition
  7. micronutritional
  8. micronuts
  9. microohm
  10. microohms
  11. microopaque

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