digestive fluid

collocation in English

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digestive
adjective
uk
/daɪˈdʒes.tɪv/us
/daɪˈdʒes.tɪv/
relating to the digestion ...
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fluid
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈfluː.ɪd/us
/ˈfluː.ɪd/
a substance that flows and is ...
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(Definition ofdigestiveandfluidfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Furthermore, the adult survival time corresponded to serial dilutions of the artificialdigestivefluid.
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The waxy zone functions by causing prey to slip and fall into thedigestivefluid.
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The prey is gradually paralysed and thedigestivefluidturns part of it into a brown broth that the larva can lap up.
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In the liver, bilirubin is dissolved in adigestivefluidcalled bile and then excreted from the body.
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She has the form of a huge tentacled mollusc with snaking appendages that can spewdigestivefluidon things she wishes to eat.
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Diving beetle and firefly larvae have hollow mandibles, which can injectdigestivefluidto liquefy the tissues of the prey.
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Insects trapped in thisdigestivefluidare consumed by the plant.
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The spider then goes on to regurgitatedigestivefluidinto the shroud, then consuming the pre-digested liquid.
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These are capable of holding 3.5 litres of water and in excess of 2.5 litres ofdigestivefluid, making them probably the largest in the genus by volume.
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Insects losing their footing on this surface plummet to the bottom of the tube, where a combination ofdigestivefluid, wetting agents and inward-pointing hairs prevent their escape.
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A total of 50 - 80 worms were cultured in serial dilutions of the digestive fluids (100 ml per well).
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Bile is adigestivefluidmade by the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and discharged into duodenum after food is ingested to aid in the digestion of fat.
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These venoms are, in fact, complex digestive fluids that begin their work outside of the body.
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The combined effect is to bring the prey down to within grasp of the larva, which then can inject venom and digestive fluids.
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Spiders that do not have powerful chelicerae, secrete digestive fluids into their prey from a series of ducts perforating their chelicerae.
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Some are so specialized that they have grooved mandibles that deliver digestive fluids directly to their prey.
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He redirected the animals digestive fluids outside the body, where they could be measured.
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This protein is required to regulate the components of sweat, digestive fluids, and mucus.
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It is filled with digestive fluids, and readily absorbs nutrients released from the insects by the work of the digestive enzymes and bacteria in the pitcher fluid.
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While they normally produce digestive fluids for the stomach, they can revert into stem cells to make temporary repairs to stomach injuries, such as a cut or damage from infection.
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