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trace amount, minute quantity, tiny amount
An extremely small quantity of a substance. Used in scientific, medical, and everyday contexts to describe amounts that are barely detectable or insignificantly small.
微量の毒が検出された。
A trace amount of poison was detected.
この食品には微量の添加物が含まれている。
This food product contains a minute amount of additives.
微量でも体に影響を与える物質があるので注意が必要だ。
Caution is needed because there are substances that affect the body even in trace amounts.
USAGE:
A precise, somewhat technical word. Common in scientific reports, food labeling, medical contexts, and environmental discussions. Used as a の-adjective: 微量の成分 (trace component).
SIMILAR WORDS:
Compare with 少量 (a small amount), which refers to a small but noticeable quantity. 微量 suggests an even smaller amount — barely detectable.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 微量元素: trace element
- 微量の成分: trace component
- 微量でも: even in trace amounts
- 微量に含まれる: to be present in minute quantities