uncombined
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The properties of combined elements are different from those in the free, or uncombined, state.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Phosphorus is the only member of its group that does not occur in the uncombined state in nature; it exists in many allotropic forms.
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Most of the representative metals do not occur naturally in an uncombined state because they readily react with water and oxygen in the air.
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The fatty acids thus obtained represent the combined fatty acids, uncombined fat and hydrocarbons.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by E. G. Thomssen
Not only the properties of the uncombined elements obey this rule, but also almost all properties of similar compounds of the elements.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
