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BIOELEMENTOS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-01-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)
- Dietetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- trace minerals
1, record 1, English, trace%20minerals
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- trace elements 2, record 1, English, trace%20elements
plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Those mineral salts present in the body, and required in the diet, in small amounts (parts per million): copper, chromium, iodine, manganese, molybdenum, selenium; although required in larger amounts, zinc and iron are sometimes included with the trace minerals. 1, record 1, English, - trace%20minerals
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
- Diététique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- oligo-minéraux
1, record 1, French, oligo%2Dmin%C3%A9raux
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- oligo-éléments 2, record 1, French, oligo%2D%C3%A9l%C3%A9ments
correct, masculine noun, plural
- oligoéléments 3, record 1, French, oligo%C3%A9l%C3%A9ments
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Éléments minéraux, parfois [le terme] est étendu aux vitamines qui sont considérées comme des oligo-éléments organiques. 4, record 1, French, - oligo%2Dmin%C3%A9raux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
oligoéléments : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 5, record 1, French, - oligo%2Dmin%C3%A9raux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
oligo-minéraux; oligo-éléments : Bull. c. sur la nutrition, 1967, vol. 6, n° 1, p. VIII. 6, record 1, French, - oligo%2Dmin%C3%A9raux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos nutritivos (Ciencias biológicas)
- Dietética
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- oligoelementos
1, record 1, Spanish, oligoelementos
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- bioelementos 1, record 1, Spanish, bioelementos
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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