structural characteristic

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structural
adjective
uk
/ˈstrʌk.tʃər.əl/
us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ.əl/
relating to the way in which parts of a system or object ...
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characteristic
noun[C]
uk
/ˌkær.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/
us
/ˌker.ək.təˈrɪs.tɪk/
a typical or noticeable quality of someone ...
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This enzyme will bind to the beta-lactam ring which is astructuralcharacteristicfor beta-lactams and hydrolyze the ring.
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Perhaps the most obviousstructuralcharacteristicof bacteria is (with some exceptions) their small size.
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Each family is united by sequence similarity and general structural characteristics.
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In contrast, organizational effects are those that result in changes in the way the brain is organized- its structural characteristics.
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Due to thisstructuralcharacteristic, once physical force is applied to it, it is easily damaged in the very process of isolation, losing its stem cell characteristics.
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They possess totally different kinematic and structural characteristics.
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Fine structural characteristics of testicular cord formation in the developing rabbit gonad.
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They are classified according to various structural characteristics, including population size, degree of urbanization and production sector, ranging from sparsely populated municipalities to large cities.
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Coherence can be partially ensured if different semantic identities are based on similar structural characteristics.
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Structural characteristics of elements within a sentence as well as item frequency can influence maze production.
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As argued above, structural characteristics of the state or policy sector are regarded as contextual aspects in the following empirical discussion.
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The developmental work has mainly been prompted by the structural characteristics of orthographies, that is, the types of spelling rules different spelling patterns involve.
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Research has also shown that other structural characteristics influence the care network and its change.
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All structural characteristics significantly influence the rental price of urban houses.
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The structural characteristics of spontaneously ruptured fetal membranes: their relationship to membrane rupture and parturition.
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If our reasoning about differences between the structural characteristics of vocabulary and phonics is correct, these conditions would be very unlikely ever to be met.
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Table 2 provides a tabulation of the structural characteristics of general practices in relation to the satisfaction with diabetes care expressed by their staff.
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Structural characteristics of social networks such as primary group size have received less attention than measures of perceived social support.
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