minor element

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noun

Geology. any chemical element found in small quantities in the rocks of the earth's crust.Compare major element.

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Origin of minor element

First recorded in 1940–45

The gratification of personal wants is only a minor element in the lives of the rich.
The American Empire|Scott Nearing
The mimic shiner was a minor element in the fauna, 2.02 per cent at station C-5 being the largest percentage taken.
Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas|Artie L. Metcalf
They were a minor element of expense compared to the other two, which we will try to approximate as closely as may be.
The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons|William Z. Foster
The minor element of considerateness should be more liberally present.
The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 12, No. 74, December, 1863|Various

The water, one is compelled to feel, was but a minor element in their formation.
The Rivers of Great Britain: Rivers of the East Coast|Various