hypodermic
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But the Beauty was originally intended as a commercial product, a “fountain of youth” in hypodermic form, created by immortality-seeking billionaires.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
"Mosquitoes evolved right along with them with a new feeding strategy of developing hypodermic needles for mouths and feeding on blood in order for females to have plenty of protein to develop mature eggs."
From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2023
For example, vaccines under development that consist of DNA are generally too thick to flow through a standard hypodermic needle.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 18, 2022
Waiting for this moment, the most individual of endings to such a collective experience: an appointment in a plastic chair for a one-on-one encounter with a hypodermic needle.
From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2021
The crystals were as sharp as hypodermic syringes, and they glittered in the beams of the flashlights.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
Vocabulary lists containing hypodermic
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