acid
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The water emerging from the mine is trapped in a basin where ochre-colored deposits, typical of acid mine drainage, are visible.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
To explore this nutritional mismatch, researchers compared the essential amino acid composition of honeybee tissues with pollen collected from 99 UK flowering plant species representing 26 plant families.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
This bacterium produces propionic acid, a compound associated with anti-inflammatory properties, reduced cholesterol synthesis, and appetite regulation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Hengli eventually expanded into other textiles, including polyester, which required petroleum-based raw materials such as purified terephthalic acid that China imported from abroad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
And in a pair of soundless puffs, they hit the ground behind Speedy in crashes that sent the oxalic acid flying like dust.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
A substantial rise in fatty acids and liver-derived proteins associated with the demands of endurance exercise did not appear in the bloodstream until three hours after the workout.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Higher coffee consumption was also associated with lower circulating concentrations of branched-chain amino acids in both men and women.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Peptides are short chains of amino acids that assemble to form proteins, which are the body's building blocks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
One study showed that drinking blood orange juice for a month increased the number of gut bacteria that produce short-chain fatty acids.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Many of these fractions, the sugars and starches, the alcohols and acids, the emulsifiers and stabi lizers with the strange names, will be made into food.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Vocabulary lists containing acid
Chemistry - Introductory
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Structure and Properties of Matter - Middle School
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Chemical Reactions - Introductory
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