impurities

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The surface atoms are arranged in a uniform and highly ordered way, and unwanted impurities are greatly reduced.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

The manufacturing process can also introduce impurities — like bacteria or heavy metals — into peptide drugs.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Ice masters look at the PH levels of the water and purify it to remove minerals and impurities.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

In quantum many-body physics, scientists have long debated how impurities behave when surrounded by large numbers of other particles.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

You have to seal them up tight like pickles and keep out impurities like how hurt you feel when you open them.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri