chemical signature

collocation in English

meaningsofchemicalandsignature

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chemical
adjective
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/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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signature
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪɡ.nə.tʃər/us
/ˈsɪɡ.nə.tʃɚ/
your name written by yourself, always in the same way, usually to show that something has been written or agreed ...
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(Definition ofchemicalandsignaturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There could be a further function for a quantitative deficiency in thechemicalsignaturein this social parasite.
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Itschemicalsignaturefalls securely within the main cluster.
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It is possible that a poorchemicalsignaturecontributes to reducing aggression by residents in secondary nests.
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The modification of thechemicalsignatureof newly emergent honey bees may have, in turn, consequences on the social organization of the colony.
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Each volcanic event distributed ash with a unique set of properties (shape and color of particles,chemicalsignature).
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This technique is used because it is nondestructive and it can relate an artifact to its source by itschemicalsignature.
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Several possibilities exist for this distinctivechemicalsignature.
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One exception may be the demosponge, which may have left achemicalsignaturein ancient rocks.
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The stylistic data suggest centralized production, which is confirmed through chemical signatures of vases and one specific procurement site.
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The recognition may happen bychemicalsignature(smell), by having a distinctive shape or color (sight), by emitting certain sounds (hearing), or even by behaviour patterns.
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Deep waters have their ownchemicalsignature, formed from the breakdown of particulate matter falling into them over the course of their long journey at depth.
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The complexity of this data may necessitate the use of multivariate analysis techniques in order to discriminate between abiotic chemical signatures and biochemical signatures.
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Although largely unknown, odor the exactchemicalsignatureof that stream may play an important role in how salmon return to the area where they hatched.
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These polymers or fragments would be the chemical signatures of the transition zone.
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Other diseases produce chemical signatures and the use of the e-nose to diagnose diabetes, liver cirrhosis and renal disease all appear to be possible.
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We cannot unequivocally eliminate an ancient origin because the chemical signatures are similar to those of the fossil substrates, raising the possibility that they were fossilized together.
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Investigation of such isotopic and chemical signatures related to the growth of microbes on minerals may yield new tools for the identification of life in the rock record.
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With a firm understanding of the various styles and the significance of their distribution over time (discussed earlier), we now turn to an analysis of their chemical signatures.
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In groundwater quality management, it is important to relate the spatial distribution of different chemical parameters to different possible sources, which have different chemical signatures.
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Additional goals of the mission would include characterizing the surfaces and atmospheres of newfound planets, and looking for the chemical signatures of life.
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