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particle

[pahr-ti-kuhl] / ˈpɑr tɪ kəl /


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Instead, it exists as nanoplastics, particles so small they are measured in billionths of a meter.

From Science Daily

Particle beam generators fire neutral hydrogen particles into the chamber.

From The Wall Street Journal

This process can be compared to a relay, where energy is passed from one particle to another.

From Science Daily

"And that's very frustrating, because we know in our own Solar System that particles can sometimes be more important for what happens to planets."

From Science Daily

Earlier attempts to solve this problem involved adding conductive materials such as carbon nanotubes or metallic particles to nail polish.

From Science Daily