impurity
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This occurs when an impurity is so heavy that it barely moves at all.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026
It followed concerns in several countries that the products may contain the impurity.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024
However, the researchers said in the study published Friday in the journal Science Advances, most academics had previously seen the lime clasts as an impurity in the mixture that couldn’t be filtered out.
From Washington Times • Jan. 8, 2023
The impurity, known as NTTP, belongs to the family of nitrosamine compounds that have in recent years been discovered in a number of medications.
From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2022
Perhaps she’s the impurity in him, the static in his signal that the bullies can sense.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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