active component
collocation in Englishmeaningsofactiveandcomponent
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active
adjective
uk/ˈæk.tɪv/us/ˈæk.tɪv/
busy with a ...
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component
noun[C]
uk/kəmˈpəʊ.nənt/us/kəmˈpoʊ.nənt/
a part that combines with other parts to form ...
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(Definition ofactiveandcomponentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Their results suggest that a heparin-like glycosaminoglycan from the oviduct may be anactivecomponentfor capacitation in the cattle oviduct.
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Firstly, theactivecomponent(s) in the extract may not be as active as rotenone.
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Narrativization may also serve as anactivecomponentin therapeutic work.
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Testing of fractions of sebum revealedactivecomponent(s) in the phenolic and non-acidic fractions but not in the acidic fraction.
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Lastly, theactivecomponent(s) may not be transported across the mitochondrial membrane as efficiently as rotenone and so exert less influence on electron transport.
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They account for the subtle ways in which pain is expressed, recognised and even utilised as anactivecomponentin an emerging political consciousness.
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In addition, theactivecomponentcan be directly identified without mixture deconvolution.
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It is not, therefore, the inability of theactivecomponent(s) from the extract to enter the mitochondria which accounts for the lower activity of the extract compared with rotenone.
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He asserts that we can begin anywhere: we do not have to read the whole thing, we are anactivecomponentin the creation of the text.
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Outcome could be assessed in both intervention and control conditions, but theactivecomponentin an intervention involved the feeding back of this information to the clinician.
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Based on the energy contents of the produced plant material (above- and belowground) and the photosyntheticallyactivecomponentof the radiation received during the growing season.
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Interestingly theactivecomponentof haematoxylin is the oxidised form, haematin, although this rarely acknowledged in the literature which refer to haematoxylin staining.
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There is extensive pharmacology of lithium, theactivecomponentof this salt.
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Linalool, a component of lavender oil, reflected the activity of the whole oil, indicating that linalool may be theactivecomponentof lavender oil.
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Meat tenderisers in powder form with papain as anactivecomponentare widely sold.
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The oxygen is usually the only metabolicallyactivecomponentunless the gas is an anaesthetic mixture.
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It took only two years for theactivecomponentto complete departure activities, including transferring personnel and assets to other military installations.
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Zeolite is the primaryactivecomponentand can range from about 15 to 50 weight percent of the catalyst.
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