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
Eugenol, or eugenic acid, C10H12O2, is the chief constituent.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
The value of the oil depends upon its aldehyde content, the chief constituent being cinnamic aldehyde.
From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by W. H. Simmons
A certain amount is used in connection with various chemical manufactures—for instance, that of nitric and sulphuric acid—and also in the manufacture of saltpetre, the chief constituent of gunpowder.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Charles Morton Aikman
