Collocations withconstituent
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basic constituent
Expressing basic constituent relations in single clauses is fairly straightforward since any consistently used word order can function as a grammatical device.
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chemical constituent
Lavoisier experimentally demonstrated this same substance to be a chemical constituent in the combustion process.
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constituent assembly
Operating under the rules of the military's own constitution, the legislature converted itself into a constituent assembly and drafted a new constitution.
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constituent atoms
Between the atoms the interaction becomes the free energy of the representative atoms, averaging over the motion of the constituent atoms of each element.
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constituent element
Dietary fiber is a constituent element in the diet.
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constituent part
The neighbourhood groups were a constituent part of the larger local community inhabiting the settlement.
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major constituent
A major constituent of aerosol dusts are smectite clays, which, as such, play an important role in pathogen transport.
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primary constituent
Classifications are typically named for the primary constituent particle size or a combination of the most abundant particles sizes, e.g. sandy clay or silty clay.
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various constituent
University autonomy may mean the autonomy of the university as a corporation, which may say nothing about the autonomy of its various constituent parts.
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