ingredient
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Because hydrogen is the key ingredient for forming new stars, galaxies with large hydrogen reserves are actively collecting or holding onto the fuel needed for star formation.
From Science Daily
Glowing Nebulae and Dark Cosmic Dust The scene is filled with enormous clouds of interstellar gas and dust, the raw ingredients needed to form stars.
From Science Daily
The input is the ingredients: training data from the internet and other sources.
"I feel it's good to use a locally sourced ingredient," he told AFP from the chic fine-dining spot, where a multi-course meal including a consomme made from bear costs around $70.
From Barron's
Washington lifted sanctions on potash, a key ingredient for fertilizer and an important source of hard currency for Belarus, the third-largest producer after Canada and Russia.
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