trace amount
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a very small quantity of a substance.
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- The laboratory analysis detected only a trace amount of the contaminant.
- Even a trace amount of the allergen can cause a severe reaction.
- Scientists found a trace amount of water on the distant planet.
- The new manufacturing process aims to eliminate even a trace amount of impurities.
- He argued that the substance was present in such a trace amount that it posed no risk.
- A trace amount of gold was discovered in the riverbed.
- The recipe requires only a trace amount of saffron for flavor.
- Forensic experts identified a trace amount of gunpowder on the suspect's clothes.
- Despite thorough cleaning, a trace amount of residue remained.
- Modern instruments can detect incredibly small, even trace amounts, of chemicals.