essential element

British  

noun

1. biochem any chemical element required by an organism for healthy growth. It may be required in large amounts (macronutrient) or in very small amounts (trace element) See also macronutrient trace element

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Example Sentences

Liquid cooling and advanced thermal management are “an essential element to maximize AI token production and hyperscaler investment ROI,” says 22V Research’s Dauvin Peterson.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Encouraging officials to vote their minds is an essential element of any plan to reassure voters that the Fed is acting deliberately and humbly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Earlier this fall, a group of faith leaders including priests and nuns were detained after being refused admission inside to administer communion, an essential element of a Catholic’s faith life.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

If we give up on the courts, we’re going to take away a really essential element of our ability to be Americans.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

To deny the individual agency of those caught up in the system—their capacity to overcome seemingly impossible odds—would be to deny an essential element of their humanity.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander