mineral salt
Dissolved rock nutrient
Mineral salts are inorganic compounds—typically ionic crystals—that organisms need in small amounts for biological functions.
Plants absorb mineral salts from soil; animals get them from food and water.
The term covers essential nutrients like calcium, potassium, iron, and magnesium compounds: The soil was depleted of mineral salts.
In nutrition, mineral salt often appears on supplement labels.
- nahcoliteCrystalline sodium bicarbonate ore
- chalkyPale and dusty-textured
- haliteCrystalline sodium chloride ore
- electrolyte balanceProper mineral ion ratios
- evaporitesMinerals from dried waters
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Essential organic nutrient
organic compound · organic molecule · phytonutrient · carbohydrate · protein
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