Accessory mineral
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accessory mineral
A mineral that is present in a minor amount in rocks and is not considered an essential constituent of the rock.
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- Accessory nerve
either one of the eleventh pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers from the spinal cord that innervate the pharyngeal, trapezius, and sternocleidomastoid muscles, and motor fibers from the brain that join the vagus to innervate the thoracic and abdominal viscera. noun either one of the eleventh pair of cranial nerves, which supply the […]
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any pigment in plants that can absorb light energy and pass the electrons along to the primary pigment which starts the process of photosynthesis.