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purification

[pyoor-uh-fi-key-shuhn] / pjʊər ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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The team used acetonitrile to extract PAHs from food samples, then tested several purification strategies involving different combinations of sorbents.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

I’m scheduled to tour purification facilities, pipelines and compression stations that process the methane and transport it to markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

New fabs under India’s industrial policies will need modern water purification and recycling.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

Officials reported that about a third of the country remains without electricity or running water due to collapsed power lines and inundated water purification facilities.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

With its purification rituals and its imperial roots, sumo is sacrosanct in a way that American sports will never be.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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