impurity

Example Sentences

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Some adherents advise parents that the disturbing effects indicate that the treatment is working, ridding the body of impurities, or that the parents should alter the dosage.

From Salon

Some recent experiments have involved probing impurities in aluminium while it melts.

From BBC

Ren's group, however, suspected the problem wasn't the material's intrinsic ability but the impurities within it.

From Science Daily

Normally, nuclear reactors use purified water, which runs through a closed system to ensure that none of the water from the reactor can get out—and that no impurities can get in.

From Literature

These effects are also very sensitive to impurities, strain, and external conditions, which makes them difficult to study.

From Science Daily