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acid

[as-id] / ˈæs ɪd /






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Experts say exfoliants and face washes containing glycolic acid can help discoloration fade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Some days undoubtedly call for acid, salt and crunch.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

For example, amino acid molecules, the building blocks of proteins, exist as two forms that are each other's mirror image.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Instead, the effect was traced to fatty acid oxidation, the process intestinal cells use to burn dietary fat for energy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

The acid in her voice hung in the air.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

Proteins break down into amino acids that help the body grow and repair.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

But your body can't make all the amino acids it needs on its own, so you need to get more - known as essential amino acids - through your diet.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Here, gut microbes break down nutrients that escaped earlier digestion, producing compounds such as short-chain fatty acids.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

According to the researchers' calculations, short-chain fatty acids absorbed from the colon supplied an average of approximately 140 calories per day.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

By the early 1920s, biochemists had acquired a deeper understanding of the structure of nucleic acids.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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