compounds
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Compounds such as anthocyanins and terpenoids are essential for fruit color, flavor, aroma, and overall nutritional value.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
Compounds called nitrate radicals, which can be abundant in nighttime urban air, severely degrade the scent emitted by the pale evening primrose, reducing visits from pollinating hawk moths, researchers reported in Science on Thursday.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024
Compounds such as metal hydrides or ammonia can store hydrogen chemically.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 27, 2023
Compounds in the foam are known carcinogens, the manufacturing process negatively affects workers and can contaminate neighborhoods, and the toxins from containers made of the material can leach into hot drinks and food, Koretz said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2022
Compounds containing spores of Bacillus thuringiensis are now being manufactured by several firms in the United States under various trade names.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
