major element
Primary building block
A major element is a component present in large or significant quantities, as opposed to trace amounts.
In geology, major elements like silicon, oxygen, and iron make up most of a rock's composition.
In chemistry, major elements are those that constitute the bulk of a compound or system.
The term also applies figuratively: Trust is a major element of any successful partnership.
- ironElement twenty-six
- fundamentalForming the base
- coreCentral essential portion
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- aluminumElement thirteen
calcium · potassium · magnesium · sodium · silicon · constituent · oxygen · mineral · key · vital · geochemistry · hydrogen · carbon · earth's crust · key ingredient · building block · important · massive
major elementminor detail
Insignificant specific element
footnote · side issue · afterthought · minutia · triviality
major elementtrace element
Nutrient needed minimally
small fraction · sliver · fragment · impurity · speck
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