blinkers

Example Sentences

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The structures, metal ions connected by carbon-based linkers, have large holes that allow other molecules to flow in and out, almost like rooms in a house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Like all MOFs, the material features a porous, crystalline array of metal ions and organic linkers, with an internal area equivalent to about six football fields per tablespoon -- a huge area for adsorbing gases.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024

The work combines previous research from both universities into metal-organic frameworks -- three-dimensional crystalline materials made of metals and linkers that are porous and remain stable in water.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2023

Even in normal times, British linkers enjoy huge demand from local pension funds, especially the defined benefit schemes that promise to account for inflation when they pay out.

From Reuters • Oct. 13, 2021

Thus, the internal name must have that additional information embedded in it, using the limited character set allowed by most linkers.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.