micromineral

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noun

A mineral of which only trace amounts are needed in the diet.

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Meanings

nounmicromineral (plural microminerals)

plural microminerals

  1. A mineral of which only trace amounts are needed in the diet.

    The company’s “patent-pending Rare Minerals Skin Revival Treatment” is actually meant to be worn while sleeping, making your skin “more luminous” all the while, thanks to a formula that includes “all 72 organic macro- and microminerals that exist in nature.”

    2007 January 21, Rob Walker, “Earth Cover”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
micronutrienttrace element

Origin

From micro- + mineral.

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Cite this entry
APA

micromineral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micromineral

MLA

“micromineral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micromineral. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “micromineral,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micromineral.

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