preferentially

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"Instead, hydrogen moves preferentially along well-defined helical pathways embedded within an ordered carbon structure."

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

Their earlier work examined how clay minerals bind organic matter and how microbes preferentially convert certain organic compounds into carbon dioxide.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

Polar and nonpolar molecules rarely mix, because polar molecules preferentially attract one another via electrostatic interactions.

From Science Daily • Oct. 17, 2025

The State Department, now run by former Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, manages visa processing and has pledged to lower wait times but it has also said it will not treat soccer fans preferentially.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025

It would produce skin cancer preferentially in light-skinned people.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan