macroelementn.
/ˌmakrəʊˈɛlᵻm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈˌmækroʊˈɛləmənt/ Plant Physiology and Physiology.
A chemical element that is required as a nutrient in relatively large amounts; a macronutrient (macronutrient n. 1) or macromineral.
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1942 Bot. Gaz. 103 651 (title) Macro-element nutrition of the tomato plant.
1977 HortSci. 12 545/2 The basic culture medium consisted of macroelements of a modified Knops (k) Solution.., plus the other ingredients found in Murashige and Skoog.
1986 M. Kogut tr. H. G. Schlegel Gen. Microbiol. vi. 176 Most of these trace requirements occur as impurities in the salts of the macroelements.
1999 Dis. Aquatic Organisms 37 135 The content of 5 macroelements and 5 microelements were analyzed using the atomic absorption method in muscle samples of European eels infected and uninfected by Anguillicola crasus.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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