compounds
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Many of those operations used petrochemical products and solvents such as resins, adhesives and acrylic compounds like methyl methacrylate, the chemical at the center of the Orange County crisis.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
By pushing neural progenitor cells toward becoming neurons, vitamin K based compounds could one day contribute to strategies aimed at slowing, delaying, or potentially reversing parts of neurodegeneration.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
His multidisciplinary projects include neurogenic compounds that promote neuronal differentiation, antiviral agents, and novel anti cancer molecules.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Certain bacteria in the mouth help convert nitrate from food into compounds that eventually support the production of nitric oxide.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
He also discovered many useful compounds, among them ammonia, glycerin, and tannic acid, and was the first to see the commercial potential of chlorine as a bleach–all breakthroughs that made other people extremely wealthy.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
