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Trace Element: An element essential for human health in minute quantities.

Savings Element: Used in the context of life insurance, the cash value built up in a policy, which equals the amount of premium paid minus the cost of protection. This excess is invested by the insurance com . . . View Full Definition

Sieve Elements: Tubular, thin-walled cells that form a system of tubes extending from the roots to the leaves in the phloem of plants; lose their nuclei and organelles at maturity, but retain a functional p . . . View Full Definition

Retracement: A price movement in the opposite direction of the previous trend.

Rare Earth Element: A metallic element that belongs to Group 3B or to the lanthanide series.

Animal Identification And Traceback: Currently, the private marketing system, assisted by computerization of records, generally can trace products back to their original suppliers, although not necessarily all the way to the fa . . . View Full Definition

Parent Element: A radioactive element that spontaneously decays into a new substance. The product of this decay is known as a 'daughter' element.

The Four Elements: The alchemical theory that all matter was composed of four components: earth, air, fire, and water. Each element had two spectrums of quality: hot/cold and dry/wet. For instance, earth was c . . . View Full Definition

Trace: The path of conductive material, usually copper, that conveys voltage or current from one point to another on a printed circuit board. Traces add a slight resistance to the circuit.

Transuranium Element: An element with an atomic number higher than 92 (uranium's atomic number). Transuranium elements are unstable and occur in extremely low concentrations (if at all) in nature. Most are made a . . . View Full Definition