Sentences with phrase «major chemical constituent»

Carbon is the major chemical constituent of most organic matter — plants take it in; animals eat plants, die, and decompose; and plants take it back in, ad infinitum.

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Unfortunately, sweet potatoes contain a chemical that inhibits the action of trypsin, and sweet potatoes are not only a major constituent of the pig feast but also a staple of the highland diet.

Curcumin (also known by its chemical name, diferuloylmethane) is the major constituent in turmeric and exhibits numerous pharmacological activities that are of interest in oncology.

In order, the most abundant greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are: Non-greenhouse gases [edit] Although contributing to many other physical and chemical reactions, the major atmospheric constituents, nitrogen (N 2), oxygen (O 2), and argon (Ar), are not greenhouse gases.)