building block

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During this process, tiny chemical building blocks can be delivered to newly formed rocky worlds.

From Science Daily

This supports the idea that the brain relies more on flowing context than on strict linguistic building blocks.

From Science Daily

According to the researchers, these reactions may have set off a chain of events that produced several of the fundamental building blocks of life.

From Science Daily

Amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins, are essential for many processes in the body, including tissue repair and immune function.

From Science Daily

His longtime prescriptions of fresh food, sunshine, regular exercise and meditation are now widely accepted building blocks of health, and are no longer the sole province of ditzy L.A. hippies.

From Los Angeles Times