chief constituent
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The laboratory-born resins, chief constituent of the new plastic glues, set like concrete, are impervious to weather or bacterial attack.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ebola attacks connective tissue with particular ferocity; it multiplies in collagen, the chief constituent protein of the tissue that holds the organs together.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
The latter appears to be identical with the chief constituent of gutta percha.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
In cereals it is found to the extent of 72 to 76 per cent; in rice and potatoes in still larger amounts; and it is the chief constituent of many vegetables.
From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry
Safrol, an ether which is the chief constituent of sassafras oil, and also found in considerable quantity in camphor oil.
From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.
