Collocations withfraction
These are words often used in combination withfraction.
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ejection fraction
In patients with severe ventricular systolic dysfunction, elevated serum noradrenaline is a sign of a bad prognosis independent of haemodynamic and ejection fraction parameters.
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large fraction
Rapid degradation of a large fraction of newly synthesized proteins by proteasomes.
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membrane fraction
Ribosomes associated with the heavy membrane fraction were removed after treatment.
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mere fraction
Those actually convicted probably represented a mere fraction of the true number.
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minute fraction
Only a minute fraction wait for 12 months or more.
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recombination fraction
The estimate of the repulsion recombination fraction can be negative due to random variation of the observed phenotype numbers.
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significant fraction
A significant fraction appears to be eliminated in the feces.
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small fraction
Only a small fraction of electrons could leave the sample.
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soluble fraction
The system is predominantly located in the mitochondrial membranes, with very little activity detectable in the soluble fraction of the organelle.
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substantial fraction
If a scenario resulted in a substantial fraction of land in an island being inundated, land prices would rise.
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tiny fraction
Therefore, we are dealing here with a tiny fraction of a tiny fraction.
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