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purification

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


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The study, "Noise-assisted purification of a single-photon source," was published in the journal Optica Quantum.

From Science Daily • Dec. 23, 2025

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

She played a significant role in the identification and purification of the active form of GLP-1 in the mid-1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

The water purification plant lay far to the east, and the little church Celia visited—could she still visit as an eejit?—was to the west.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer




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