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chief constituent

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Skatol forms the chief constituent of the volatile aromatic components of human fces.

For half an hour he rested there, and made a meal whose chief constituent was brandy.

Fusel oil and its chief constituent, amyl alcohol, are direct nerve poisons.

They made a fire and cooked a kind of pancake, of which rice is the chief constituent.

Protein, which is the chief constituent of meat, is drawn into the liquid, making it very nutritious.

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On this page you'll find 90 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to chief constituent, such as: foundation, infrastructure, source, authority, backbone, and basis.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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