oxide
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Unlike more stable materials, this uranium oxide is mechanically fragile and can readily break apart into microscopic fragments.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Los Angeles officials began discussing a ban after the city of Rialto became the first to restrict certain sales of nitrous oxide in 2017.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
NHS maternity staff who were exposed to excessive levels of nitrous oxide have received "landmark" payouts totalling £735,000, a union said.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Earlier this year, it began producing samarium oxide, a rare earth in high military demand that had also been refined almost exclusively in China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
It wasn’t until 1846 that anyone got around to finding a practical use for nitrous oxide, as an anesthetic.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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