Biometal

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any metal that has a biochemical function.
  2. 2
    Any metal that has a biochemical function.; One of the principal ones (calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, or copper), as opposed to trace ones (such as lithium). especially, often

Etymology

From bio- + metal.

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