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chief constituent
noun as in base
noun as in essence
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Skatol forms the chief constituent of the volatile aromatic components of human fces.
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For half an hour he rested there, and made a meal whose chief constituent was brandy.
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Fusel oil and its chief constituent, amyl alcohol, are direct nerve poisons.
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They made a fire and cooked a kind of pancake, of which rice is the chief constituent.
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Protein, which is the chief constituent of meat, is drawn into the liquid, making it very nutritious.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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