excess

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Coccolithophores are the largest producers of CaCO3, but they are especially sensitive to ocean acidification because they lack specialized mechanisms to remove excess acidity from their cells.

From Science Daily

Shake the excess water and add the beans to the bowl.

From Salon

Doctors track changes in Parkinson's symptoms and watch for potential side effects, including dyskinesia -- excess movements -- or infection.

From Science Daily

Perhaps the biggest myth that has been busted so far: During its early days, bitcoin was said to be a hedge against fiscal excess, government money-printing and inflation.

From MarketWatch

This suggests that higher cheese intake tended to occur within healthier overall lifestyles, rather than alongside excess calorie consumption or poor metabolic health.

From Science Daily