distinct mechanism
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdistinctandmechanism
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distinct
adjective
uk/dɪˈstɪŋkt/us/dɪˈstɪŋkt/
clearly noticeable; that ...
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mechanism
noun[C]
uk/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/us/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that ...
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Each of these effects is regulated by adistinctmechanism.
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Glycyrrhetinic acid and its analogs, however, do not completely eliminate coupling and so may operate by adistinctmechanism, as may cyclic nucleotides.
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Itsdistinctmechanismof action makes it useful in treating infections caused by multiple drug-resistant bacteria.
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This observation would seem to indicate that two very distinct mechanisms of dormancy breaking are operational in imbibed seeds versus dry seeds.
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Secondly, in view of the economic as well as environmental importance of many public lands, it established two distinct mechanisms to facilitate their survival.
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The stability analysis of a viscous liquid jet in an ambient gas reveals that there are two distinct mechanisms of the jet break-up.
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Neurogenesis in the adult fish retina is manifest via three distinct mechanisms.
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For example, within- and cross-language primes may have in-uenced retrieval via distinct mechanisms, perhaps (although not necessarily) because of their representation in separate networks.
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Thus, the immune system has evolved a t least two distinct mechanisms to prevent autoimmune destruction of self tissues.
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While no single mechanism governs all cases, several rather distinct mechanisms have been suggested.
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Otherwise, the assertion of (partially) distinct mechanisms underlying language production and comprehension would be trivially true.
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Due to theirdistinctmechanismof action, phytosterols have been found to have additional effects in combination with lipid lowering drugs without any known drug interactions.
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On bipolar cell responses in the teleost retina are generated by two distinct mechanisms.
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The distinction between neuropathic and non-neuropathic pain reflects partially distinct mechanisms and patterns of treatment response.
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They are defined in this form to distinguish the distinct mechanisms required to detect, process and map them in the context of this work.
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Thus, there are a number of distinct mechanisms that may generate positive feedback or path dependent effects.
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This occurs through two distinct mechanisms, one in each of the plexiform layers.
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The authors suggested that these data support two distinct mechanisms of risk of sibling delinquency.
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The genetic basis of this resistance has been studied in great detail and two genetically distinct mechanisms have been found.
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This suggests that distinct mechanisms of localisation may be involved in the regulation of the differential functions of calmodulin, at least during the cell cycle.
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