compound
Example Sentences
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This powerful chemical compound acts on nicotinic receptors in the nervous system, according to Johnson.
From BBC
Men and women prayed before the funeral, facing the corpses in the hospital compound.
From Barron's
By clarifying how psychedelics redirect perception from the outside world to internal memory networks, the study provides a clearer biological explanation for both hallucinations and the growing therapeutic potential of these compounds.
From Science Daily
Investing, for them, is a way to regain some certainty—with the magic of compound interest.
An aggressive FDA crackdown may finally rein in mass GLP-1 compounding, but history suggests this is only a bridge to a different kind of disruption.
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