biological component

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biological
adjective
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/ˌbaɪ.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
connected with the natural processes of ...
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component
noun[C]
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/kəmˈpəʊ.nənt/us
/kəmˈpoʊ.nənt/
a part that combines with other parts to form ...
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(Definition ofbiologicalandcomponentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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First, there is abiologicalcomponentto the workings of political institutions because they are "inhabited" by human beings.
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The biodevice is characterized by the sensibility and selectivity of thebiologicalcomponentresponse, together with easy use, versatility, miniature size and low cost.
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A biodevice is an apparatus that can reveal a biochemical variable using an intactbiologicalcomponentinterfaced with an electronic transducer.
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In all groups, the departure of some individuals or groups and the integration of others also changes thebiologicalcomponent.
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Herrstein also saw traits as having a large genetic orbiologicalcomponentas do most modern behaviorists.
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We have preconceived notions about what particular racial groups look like (although there is nobiologicalcomponentto this categorization).
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Thebiologicalcomponentof soil is an extremely important carbon sink since about 57% of the biotic content is carbon.
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Two important classifications of weathering processes exist physical and chemical weathering; each sometimes involves abiologicalcomponent.
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The chapter also provides a useful synthesis of the work prior to 2001 on the biological components of the accretion ice.
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The combination of microscopical and molecular techniques have permitted recognition of different biological components present within the lithic substrate.
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The linkages amongst the biological components, namely plankton, periphyton, rice and fish, within the system provide an insight into understanding the whole production process.
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Jensen argues that the black-white gap has abiologicalcomponent.
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In vitro fertilisation results demonstrated that previously cryopreserved bull spermatozoa could be capacitated in chemically defined conditions devoid of heparin or other biological components.
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This may be seen as a mismatch between water chemistry and water biology with a tendency for thebiologicalcomponentto be more oligotrophic than the chemistry would suggest.
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Homesign is viewed as abiologicalcomponentof language because it originates directly from the deaf child and because it is a global occurrence, transcending culture.
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In a simple fluid, with nobiologicalcomponentpresent, there would be slight fluctuations in the measured potential difference around an equilibrium point, this is known as the thermal noise.
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In this model, the cascade of filters is a mathematical commodity with the purpose of data fitting; these filters are not meant to describe individual biological components.
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