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NATURALLY OCCURRING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Existing by nature and without artificial aid
Example:
one of the 93 naturally occurring chemical elements
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Similar:
present (being or existing in a specified place)
Context examples:
Naturally occurring vaterite is rarely found on Earth.
(Rare mineral discovered in plants for first time, University of Cambridge)
A prodrug comprised of the naturally occurring omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) covalently conjugated to the anti-microtubule agent paclitaxel.
(DHA-paclitaxel, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic recombinant form of the naturally occurring hirudin, the anticoagulant substance found in leech.
(Desirudin, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt of a diacetyl derivative of the opiate morphine, a naturally occurring alkaloid extracted from the seedpod of the Asian poppy (Papaver sp.).
(Diacetylmorphine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
Naturally occurring dietary fatty acids have a carbon backbone that ranges in length from 4 to 24 units.
(Dietary Fatty Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
A naturally occurring substance isolated from the seeds of the plant Ammi majus with photoactivating properties.
(Methoxsalen, NCI Thesaurus)
A naturally occurring, blue, fibrous amphibole asbestos mineral.
(Crocidolite Asbestos, NCI Thesaurus)
A naturally occurring benzoquinone important in electron transport in mitochondrial membranes.
(coenzyme Q10, NCI Thesaurus)
Although often naturally occurring, these contaminants have made their way into water supplies and, via irrigation, into the food chain.
(Experts warn of cardiovascular risk from heavy metal pollution, University of Cambridge)
National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a naturally occurring lipid—a waxy, fatty acid—used by a disease-causing bacterium to impair the host immune response and increase the chance of infection.
(Natural lipid acts as potent anti-inflammatory, National Institutes of Health)
