known mechanism

collocation in English

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known
adjective
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/nəʊn/us
/noʊn/
used to refer to something or someone that is familiar to or understood ...
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mechanism
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/us
/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ...
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(Definition ofknownandmechanismfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Second, is there aknownmechanismof action?
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Also, there is noknownmechanismfor significant ion acceleration in a microwave field, indicating there is no mechanism of field acceleration in the cavity.
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Aknownmechanismwas favored over an unknown one.
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Will he consult the chairmen of the health regions to ensure that there is aknownmechanismfor the provision of bridging finance where necessary?
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The onlyknownmechanismfor creating and dispersing metals is a supernova explosion.
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It was included in some cough medicines as an expectorant (though there is noknownmechanismfor this function beyond the placebo effect).
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At the time, noknownmechanismwas available to explain the phenomenon, but the theory was subsequently demonstrated in the laboratory.
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Its average density at that size would be so high that noknownmechanismcould form such extremely compact objects.
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Suggestible persons may be more responsive to various forms of alternative health practices that seem to rely upon patient belief in the intervention more than on anyknownmechanism.
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Theories requiring fine-tuning are regarded as problematic in the absence of aknownmechanismto explain why the parameters happen to have precisely the needed values.
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It can not be created by volcanic action; the onlyknownmechanismof creating it is through an impact event (or artificially through a nuclear explosion).
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Noknownmechanism(except possibly quark degeneracy pressure, see quark star) is powerful enough to stop the implosion and the object will inevitably collapse to form a black hole.
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This approach correlates well with the known mechanisms of degradation, namely the ingress of water and the subsequent growth of water trees for polymeric insulations.
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These plants have been shown to operate single-cell -concentrating mechanisms, which are unique among the known mechanisms.
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There are three known mechanisms of resistance.
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However, no known mechanisms currently exist.
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