acid
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Over the next 27 years, there were 18 investigations, two remediation proposals and five treatment trials but, as of 2026, the acid tar lagoon remains.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Among the known contaminants dumped at the site is 93,100 tonnes of acid sludge from Burmah Castrol and barrels of unknown substances suspected to be from Monsanto, the report said.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Some believe this acid mine drainage could help the United States improve its position in the increasingly vital rare earths market.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Most of the pollen samples turned out to be a relatively poor match for the essential amino acid composition of honeybee tissues.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
He held up the head while Billy swabbed out the wound with weak carbolic acid salve.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
According to the researchers, this behavior could result from a post-digestive feedback mechanism that prevents bees from taking in potentially harmful quantities of particular amino acids.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Peptides are short chains of amino acids that assemble to form proteins, which are the body's building blocks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
One study showed that drinking blood orange juice for a month increased the number of gut bacteria that produce short-chain fatty acids.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Vultures' powerful stomach acids allow them to safely consume infected animals, helping stop diseases such as anthrax and rabies from spreading.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
They heated the material to sixty-five degrees—hot enough to warp most proteins—then added acids to curdle the proteins, and the transmission of genes was still unaltered.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing acid
Chemistry - Introductory
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Structure and Properties of Matter - Middle School
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Chemical Reactions - Introductory
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