chemical
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Ethane is combined with high pressure steam at a temperature of more than 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit, breaking the molecule's chemical bonds and forming ethylene, hydrogen and other gases.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Ethane is combined with high pressure steam at a temperature of more than 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit, breaking the molecule's chemical bonds and forming ethylene, hydrogen and other gases.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Their findings show that specific gut bacteria and chemical compounds, known as metabolites, are closely linked to each disease.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
Using his acute sense of smell and training to detect a chemical compound within explosives, Magawa would then alert human handlers of mines that could be later safely removed.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Herschel had little doubt that chemical, and, ultimately, biological phenomena, would also be attributed to such cause-and-effect mechanisms.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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