heavy metals

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003097",
  "term": "heavy metals",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Metals with high specific gravity, typically larger than 5. They have complex spectra, form colored salts and double salts, have a low electrode potential, are mainly amphoteric, yield weak bases and weak acids, and are oxidizing or reducing agents.",
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "metals",
    "antimony",
    "bioavailability",
    "metal tolerance",
    "bioaccumulation",
    "hyperaccumulators",
    "bismuth",
    "cadmium",
    "divalent metals",
    "lead",
    "mercury",
    "thallium",
    "tin",
    "pollutants"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2014",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "metales pesados"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/heavy-metals/"
}