secondary compound
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secondary
adjective
uk/ˈsek.ən.dri/us/ˈsek.ən.der.i/
less important than ...
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compound
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɒm.paʊnd/us/ˈkɑːm.paʊnd/
chemistryspecialized
a chemical that combines two or ...
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The case of watch-maker is more interesting, an example of a 'secondarycompound'.
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The plants probably react by changing their nutrient andsecondarycompoundlevels, becoming toxic to the larvae and causing high mortality.
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Howling monkey feeding behavior and plant secondary compounds: a study of strategies.
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Higher sodium concentrations and lower concentrations of secondary compounds in crops may allow elephants to solve the complexities of meeting sodium requirements from wild foods.
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The chemical composition of plant galls: are levels of nutrients and secondary compounds controlled by the gallformer.
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The crowns of these rain forest trees produce significantly more secondary compounds at higher concentrations than understorey saplings.
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Secondary compounds are produced by fully productive lexical derivations whose outputs are semantically transparent.
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These four taxa represent families known for producing different classes of secondary compounds.
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Studies that have found interactive effects utilized wider ranges of secondary compounds in artificial diets.
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The chemical composition of plant galls: are levels of nutrients and secondary compounds controlled by the gall-former.
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We have already found this to be the case for secondary compounds (watch-maker) and their relatives of the music critic type.
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It is therefore reassuring for our analysis that secondary compounds invariably have fore-stress.
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Effects of these secondary compounds on seedling germination and growth are largely unknown81.
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They suggest secondary compounds that are toxic to many decomposers, as the most likely cause for this.
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Howler monkey feeding behavior and plant secondary compounds: a study of strategies.
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The data also highlight the importance of understanding the influence of environmental conditions and irrigation on the formation and retention of biologically active secondary compounds in field soils.
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Canberra metrics (dissimilarity coefficients) were computed from a data matrix produced from relative amounts of 11 secondary compounds in pooled samples (table 2).
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Food crops are selected to be highly digestible, high in energy and low in secondary compounds.
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