substance
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The results challenge a long-standing assumption about the enormous forces needed to create such an extreme substance.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
The traditional method for establishing cause of death — an autopsy—did not and could not identify any particular substance as the but-for cause of death.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
As with sacraments, there is symbolism and substance to elections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
"The flammable substance was so greasy that I could feel it spreading across my skin," he said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
To claim that there existed a substance with no measurable attributes was, he maintained, to turn physics into a fantastical story, like Don Quixote.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
When immune cells attack dangerous microorganisms, they release highly reactive substances that can harm nearby healthy cells.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Membranes have emerged as a promising alternative because they can separate substances without requiring the extreme temperatures used in conventional distillation.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
When palladacycles are introduced directly into cells, substances such as glutathione rapidly deactivate their central palladium catalyst.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
These compounds would use substances already present inside tumors to generate therapeutic drugs exactly where they are needed.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
The robot’s computer brain went to work and found that certain kinds of mushrooms were capable of healing the land by absorbing toxic substances.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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