oxide

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Sales rose almost 50% as the company sold higher-value products, such as Neodymium-Praseodymium External link, or NdPr, oxide and metal, instead of rare-earth oxide concentrates, which are processed by other companies.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Companies that use or manufacture ethylene oxide and their representatives complained to the EPA and questioned the science that cost them so dearly.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

A key advance came in 2011, when scientists discovered that hafnium oxide, a widely used material, could retain its electric polarization even when extremely thin.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

The research also gained attention from Nanowerk, a global nanotechnology platform, which featured it as a 'Spotlight' under the title "Graphene oxide destroys bacteria without harming human tissue."

From Science Daily • Apr. 26, 2026

Her face was smeared with so much zinc oxide that it looked like she’d fallen nose-first into a frosted cake.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen