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ELEMENTS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
Example:
they felt the full fury of the elements
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("elements" is a kind of...):
atmospheric condition; conditions; weather; weather condition (the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation)
Context examples:
Exosomes are secreted by most cells and are surrounded by a membrane containing elements that are characteristic of the cell from which they originate.
(Scientists successfully deliver “Trojan horse” catalysts into cancerous tumour cells to destroy them from within, Universities of Granada)
The Ah receptor/ARNT heterodimer binds to dioxin-responsive elements and alters expression of a number of genes including; CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP1B1, and NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase.
(AHR Signal Transduction Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
It is characterized by the presence of epithelial cell nodules, and stromal nodules containing fibrous and smooth muscle elements.
(Benign prostatic hyperplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
It is composed of medullary epithelial cells and heterologus elements, particularly cartilage, skeletal muscle, and brain tissue.
(Benign Intraocular Teratoid Medulloepithelioma, NCI Thesaurus)
It is also associated with muscle cells, Schwann cells, fat cells, and capillaries; and is interposed between the cellular elements and the underlying connective tissue.
(Basilar Membrane, NCI Thesaurus)
In a minority of cases, the sarcomatous component contains heterologous elements including striated muscle, cartilage, and fat.
(Adenosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)
The sarcomatous component contains a malignant spindle cell proliferation or specific mesenchymal elements including osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, and leiomyosarcoma.
(Acinar Prostate Adenocarcinoma, Sarcomatoid Variant, NCI Thesaurus)
The inability of the bone marrow to produce hematopoietic elements.
(Bone Marrow Failure, NCI Thesaurus)
He said one of the key challenges of a flexible harvester is to connect thermoelectric elements in series using reliable, low-resistivity interconnects.
(Flexible Wearable Electronics Use Body Heat for Energy, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Consisting of two (e.g., units, components, elements, terms, possibilities) or based on two.
(Binary, NCI Thesaurus)
