mechanism
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“Basically, I’m wondering if the reaction is over, or, or if upon stopping the cooling mechanism, if it would re-initiate itself.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
The wee powered hardtop mechanism does retract, after a fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Now, researchers at the University of Cologne have uncovered a new mechanism showing how the amino acid leucine can enhance mitochondrial performance.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
In his view, IMVT-1402 could corner the market for D2T RA, given the drug’s “differentiated mechanism and compelling efficacy in people who have failed multiple prior therapies.”
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Gene regulation—the turning on and off of genes by proteins—described the mechanism by which combinatorial complexity could be generated from the one hard copy of genetic information in a cell.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing mechanism
Power Suffix: -ism
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Engineering - Introductory
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The Suffix -ism, Part 1
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