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INANIMATE MATTER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nonliving matter
1, record 1, English, nonliving%20matter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... If living organisms are composed of molecules that are intrinsically inanimate, why is it that living matter differs so radically from nonliving matter, which also consists of inanimate molecules? 1, record 1, English, - nonliving%20matter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- matière inerte
1, record 1, French, mati%C3%A8re%20inerte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] si les organismes vivants sont composés de molécules qui sont intrinsèquement inanimées, en quoi la matière vivante diffère-t-elle si radicalement de la matière inerte, qui est également formée de molécules inanimées? 1, record 1, French, - mati%C3%A8re%20inerte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-10-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- inanimate matter
1, record 2, English, inanimate%20matter
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The chemical composition of living matter is very different from that of the inanimate matter of the earth's crust. 1, record 2, English, - inanimate%20matter
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- matière inanimée
1, record 2, French, mati%C3%A8re%20inanim%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La composition chimique de la matière vivante est très différente de celle de la matière inanimée de la croûte terrestre. 1, record 2, French, - mati%C3%A8re%20inanim%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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