substance
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Note, however, that these are matters of procedure rather than substance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
A substance described as metabolically neutral is generally understood to have limited effects on the body's metabolic processes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Kiley said Friday that one of his staff members opened an envelope containing the substance and immediately placed it in a quarantine enclosure designed for such an incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Where possible, the creative team used malleable physical effects to better reflect the consistency of a clay-like substance, something Rhys Harries said was a "steep learning curve".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
They practically beg Roza to perform, and she sets to it, all talk and no substance.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
Compact spectrometers often have limited measurement ranges, reduced resolution, or lower accuracy, making them better suited to identifying substances than performing precise measurements.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Optical spectrometers work by analyzing light to reveal information about the substances it interacts with.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Similar sensors could monitor food freshness, identify substances, and analyze environmental conditions on a much larger scale than is currently practical.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Apple-red in color, they had active ingredients including melatonin, GABA, 5-HTP and L-theanine, substances that can help with sleep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
“We have only found a few substances that have any effect whatsoever on the synesthetic response,” Jerry tells us.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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