organic component

collocation in English

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organic
adjective
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/ɔːˈɡæn.ɪk/us
/ɔːrˈɡæn.ɪk/
not using artificial chemicals in the growing of plants and animals for food and ...
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component
noun[C]
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/kəmˈpəʊ.nənt/us
/kəmˈpoʊ.nənt/
a part that combines with other parts to form ...
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(Definition oforganicandcomponentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Another scenario would be that theorganiccomponentwas carried and deposited by hydrothermal fluids circulating in the crater after impact.
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This was par ticularly evident in those that had lost significant quantities of collagen, the mainorganiccomponentof bone.
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There are indeed computations in the literature of biomedicine for averages of virtually everyorganiccomponent, and for many behaviors, measured in particular populations at particular times.
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For example, theorganiccomponentin nacre is known to restrict the growth of aragonite.
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Here theorganiccomponentis broken down by naturally occurring aerobic microorganisms.
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Hence, theorganiccomponentof mineralized tissues increases their toughness.
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Theorganiccomponentof the dye determines which wavelengths are absorbed and reflected by the resulting precipitate.
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They can live on any soil with anorganiccomponent, including marine ecosystems, where they are termed interchangeably with bottom feeders.
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It is not a specific compound but is a term generally used to describe the reddish,organiccomponentof planetary surfaces.
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When theorganiccomponentof a soil is substantial, the soil is called organic soil rather than mineral soil.
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The helens were calcareous, with anorganiccomponent, and had an organic-rich central core surrounded by concentric laminae of calcite.
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In many cases, the cofactor includes both an inorganic andorganiccomponent.
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Osteopontin is an extracellular structural protein and therefore anorganiccomponentof bone.
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The degree of mineral in mineralized tissues varies and theorganiccomponentoccupies a smaller volume as tissue hardness increases.
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Although minerals are the origin of those nutrients, theorganiccomponentof the soil is the reservoir of the majority of readily available plant nutrients.
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Organic components were then eluted quantitatively with an organic solvent such as dichloromethane.
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Five organic components and the presence of amorphous organic matter were taken into account in the palynofacies analysis.
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She takes the broadest of views, including any discrete carbonate structure with topographic relief formed by in situ or bound organic components.
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Some recent studies have attempted to uncover the vegetation history of some balds through analysis of the soil'sorganiccomponent, since grasses leave a characteristic carbon-13 fingerprint.
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Furthermore, on occasion, meteorites are found to contain unexpected organic components.
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