solids
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After college, he tried going West and struck gold with mining equipment that helped separate solids from slurry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
Urine is stored in a tank and is vented out each day; solids are stored in canisters designed to control odor and gas buildup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
Ashley said biodegradable bags could also help, adding that food recycling was for solids only, not for milk or sauces.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
When stretched, solids elongate until they reach a critical stress point, then break suddenly in a process known as brittle fracture.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 30, 2026
His conjecture that the orbits of the planets are circumscribed by the five platonic solids were no more supported by Tycho’s data than by Copernicus’.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
