major constituent

collocation in English

meaningsofmajorandconstituent

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major
adjective
uk
/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us
/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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constituent
noun[C]
uk
/kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ənt/us
/kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ənt/
one of the parts that a substance or combination is ...
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(Definition ofmajorandconstituentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Amajorconstituentof aerosol dusts are smectite clays, which, as such, play an important role in pathogen transport.
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Amajorconstituentof these large-scale reforms has been the reformulation of land relations for society as a whole.
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In both (17a) and (17b), the relevant antecedent is amajorconstituentin the host clause.
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Themajorconstituentof the syenite is short-prismatic, euhedral perthite, up to 5 cm long.
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Associated with this matrix are two kinds of protein fibre: collagen, which has great tensile strength and forms themajorconstituentof the dermis, and elastin which has elasticity.
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That service is themajorconstituentof the community education service in those areas where a community education service has been established.
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The remaining £25 billion provides current goods and services, of which themajorconstituentis wages.
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When we consider the list of ingredients of a product, themajorconstituentis not always clear.
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Peat is amajorconstituentof growing media used in gardening and commercial horticulture.
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Kitchen waste from domestic and other sources has been amajorconstituentof this total, while a small but growing fraction has been derived from commercial and industrial sources.
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Justice is not done to that important geographical area while amajorconstituentpart fails to pay its dues and participate.
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Clays are themajorconstituentof shales and other mudrocks.
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He identified themajorconstituentof eucalyptus oil, which he called "eucalyptol" (now generally known as cineole).
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It is amajorconstituentof bile and can be found in the large intestine.
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Andrographolide is themajorconstituentextracted from the leaves of the plant which is a bicyclic diterpenoid lactone.
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Alpha actins are amajorconstituentof the contractile apparatus.
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Some quote calcium carbonate as themajorconstituent, others find no carbonate at all, but calcium oxide instead.
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The alpha actins, found in muscle tissues, are amajorconstituentof the contractile apparatus.
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They are amajorconstituentof matter, along with leptons.
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