minor element
Americannoun
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Geology. any chemical element found in small quantities in the rocks of the earth's crust.
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Biochemistry. trace element.
Etymology
Origin of minor element
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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“History will pinpoint me as merely a minor element in an ongoing major event, a small if necessary energy,” he wrote.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2022
Despite the title, the father’s words turn out to be a minor element; they only come into play late in the film and with unsettling resonance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2021
He believes that a love-it-or-leave-it debate over this squad will be so intense that the fact that he started it will eventually become a minor element.
From Fox News ● Jul. 16, 2019
Here’s, it’s just another minor element of the premise.
From The Verge ● Jun. 7, 2019
They were a minor element of expense compared to the other two, which we will try to approximate as closely as may be.
From The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons by Foster, William Z.
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