macromineral

[ mak-roh-min-er-uhl ]

/ ˌmæk roʊˈmɪn ər əl /

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noun Nutrition.

any mineral required in the diet in relatively large amounts, especially calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.

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Origin of macromineral

macro- + mineral

How to use macromineral in a sentence

Depending on the producer, Champagne can also be highly cloyingly sweet, buttery, or round, or mineral.
Champagne: You’re Drinking It All Wrong|Kayleigh Kulp|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For example, a common type of meteorite has similar mineral content to Earth, but a lot less deuterium.
Are Comets the Origin of Earth’s Oceans?|Matthew R. Francis|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On another, more macro level, did you find Europe to be such a cesspool of intrigue?
How The Cold War Endgame Played Out In The Rubble Of The Berlin Wall|William O’Connor|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Greason started out at Intel but felt the zero-gravity pull of the rocket macro-process in which he now holds 22 patents.
Up to a Point: A 'Space Corvette' in Every Garage|P. J. O’Rourke|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

One more word about the mineral water industry in Marlin, Texas, and I was about to scream.
Slaves In A Family's Past Haunt The Present|Michael Signer|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The essential point in which it differs from any other known mineral consists in its being at once fibrous and textile.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
Certainly some of the uses to which this mineral is now being put are sufficiently astonishing.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
About 1830 a miner, returned from South America, made a claim for wages for watching mineral left behind by Mr. Trevithick.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
In these of the cereals it constitutes nearly half of their whole mineral components, and it rarely falls below 30 per cent.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson
In addition to these mineral substances, organic matters are also removed from solution.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson