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purification

[pyoor-uh-fi-kay-shuhn] / pjʊər ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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"It might be in ethanol, co-generation, solar panels or water purification cells. Who knows? There are a lot of different options," he remarks.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

It’s possible that longer durations of air purification may sustain or even increase the improvement in cognitive function we observed in our study.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

I’m scheduled to tour purification facilities, pipelines and compression stations that process the methane and transport it to markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

She noted that over 90% of homes lack such purification systems.

From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026

Faraz, who spent the day with his dad trying to get their reverse-osmosis water purification system to turn urine into drinking water.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

One is an assay that would bypass laborious cell purifications and manipulations by detecting activated T cells in blood samples squirted into tubes premixed with bits of SARS-CoV-2 proteins.

From Scientific American ● May 19, 2022

He pacified his conscience by promising himself a compensatingly harder self-discipline, purifications the more complete and thorough.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

“For one purification it is allowed, for two purifications, it is disallowed.”

From Hebrew Literature by Epiphanius Wilson

The Pythia, before she ascended the tripod, was a long time preparing for it by sacrifices, purifications, a fast of three days, and many other ceremonies.

From The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) by Charles Rollin

The Pythia was obliged to prepare by fasts, sacrifices and purifications before she ascended the tripod.

From The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies by Catherine Ann White




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