🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

미량원소

Pronunciation / Transliteration: miryang-wonso

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Trace element/treɪs ˈɛl.ɪ.mənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"철분은 인체에 꼭 필요한 미량원소입니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A chemical element present only in minute quantities in a particular sample or environment.

    "Iron and zinc are essential trace elements required for human health."
  2. 2

    A constituent element present in trace amounts in materials science or geochemical analysis.

    "The spectrometer detected several trace elements in the rock sample."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English words 'trace' (from Old French trace/tracer, ultimately from Latin tractus) and 'element' (from Latin elementum). It translates the Japanese scientific loan concept 'kōsei yōso' (構成要素 - constituent factor) or trace nutrient terminology in biochemistry.

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