primary type
Americannoun
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Glucose is the primary type of sugar found in human blood, making it a key source of energy for cells.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2024
An estimated 5 to 10 percent of the population has Raynaud’s, the vast majority the primary type, according to the Raynaud’s Association.
From Washington Post • Jul. 25, 2022
Mental health counseling is the primary type of care offered to transgender children before puberty.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2022
Neurons are the primary type of cell that most anyone associates with the nervous system.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Some cool period forced the mainland populations of the two species into two refugia—peninsular Florida and eastern México—and the present area of intergradation is, therefore, of a secondary rather than a primary type.
From North American Yellow Bats, 'Dasypterus,' And a List of the Named Kinds Of the Genus Lasiurus Gray by Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)
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