natural product
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnaturalandproduct
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natural
adjective
uk/ˈnætʃ.ər.əl/us/ˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/
as found in nature and not involving anything made or done ...
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product
noun
uk/ˈprɒd.ʌkt/us/ˈprɑː.dʌkt/
something that is made to be sold, usually something that is produced by an industrial process or, less commonly, something that is grown or obtained ...
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(Definition ofnaturalandproductfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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After all, the public would expect the quality of anaturalproductto vary.
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Since it is anaturalproduct, supplies are more plentiful in some years than in others.
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That is connected with the common agricultural policy, because starch is anaturalproduct: without starch some paper processes cannot go ahead.
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There have been methods of producing synthetic ammonia which run the ammonia, which is thenaturalproductof high temperature carbonisation, very hard.
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It means what you can produce artificially and what is also anaturalproduct.
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The transformation here is a chemical change and could involve making or breaking a bond in a biopolymer, or making anaturalproductor metabolite.
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Thenaturalproductchlorofusin is a fungal metabolite containing a peptide segment that was discovered by screening over 53 000 microbial extracts.
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This way, optionality is thenaturalproductof each single ' variable output grammar' (385).
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The possible marketing outlets are: wholesaler and distributor, manufacturer or processor, naturalproductsupermarkets, independentnaturalproductstores, direct markets and conventional supermarkets.
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Maintaining a dedicated organic facility and marketing direct to consumers, tonaturalproductindependent retailers and to wholesalers may be the best long run strategy for these firms.
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Wine is anaturalproductwhich, taken regularly and in moderation, is beneficial to health.
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The following table shows compensation of employees as a percentage of grossnaturalproductat factor cost.
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The important point is simply that, if there is anaturalproduct, chemists can make a synthetic one.
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The bad egg odour is, of course, hydrogen sulphide gas, which is anaturalproductof decay.
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We must recognise that coal is anaturalproductof our country and think in terms of looking after it.
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It is therefore recommended that artificial rubber is used instead of thenaturalproduct.
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Substitutes for ambergris are available, but thenaturalproductis preferred by manufacturers of high quality perfumes.
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Here again, they are thenaturalproductof the land.
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We are as near as we can possibly get with anaturalproductto a standard article.
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You are, of course, allowed to say if it is anaturalproduct.
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