oligoélément
French, noun\o.li.ɡo.e.le.mɑ̃\
oligoélément is spelled O-L-I-G-O-É-L-É-M-E-N-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 81 million words in written French, the 282,260th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Oligoélément is a French masculine noun meaning “trace element” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Élément minéral pur nécessaire à la vie d'un organisme, mais en des quantités infimes. Ils n'entrent pas dans…”.
What does oligoélément mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetrace element
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Élément minéral pur nécessaire à la vie d'un organisme, mais en des quantités infimes. Ils n'entrent pas dans la composition des cellules vivantes mais sont des catalyseurs qui permettent les réactions vitales
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of oligoélément
- oligoéléments plural
- oligo-élément
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce oligoélément?
- \o.li.ɡo.e.le.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is oligoélément in French?
oligoélément appears about once in every 81 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).