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The phrase "a minor component" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a part or element that is not significant or is of lesser importance in a larger context.
Example: "In the overall design of the system, the user interface is just a minor component compared to the underlying algorithms."
Alternatives: "a small part" or "a secondary element".
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Curiously, apoC-III, a minor component of both chylomicrons and VLDL, inhibits lipoprotein lipase.
But mice given resveratrol, a minor component of red wine and other foods, run twice as far.
And a fracture with an A.C.L. is commonly a minor component.
A minor component may reflect impact delivery of more distant material.
Despite constant technical improvements, research on genetic diversity still represents a minor component.
This implies that voluntary environmental management activities are merely a minor component of these activities.
Carbonate rocks with geological attributes of marine sediments are a minor component of the Archean greenstone belts.
Finally, specific challenges faced by chemical engineers teaching chemical engineering as a minor component of an interdisciplinary programme are discussed.
The dung consists mainly of cyperaceous stems and leaves, with a minor component of vegetative remains of Poaceae.
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In both cases, disk samples with a specific initial morphology — major-component pellets in a minor-component matrix — were prepared.
He said the protein was a minor component of the seed that appeared to be involved in storing energy.
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