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purify

[pyoor-uh-fahy] / ˈpjʊər əˌfaɪ /


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

From BBC Feb. 10, 2026

The punishments were made after a "systematic review" and were needed "to enforce industry discipline, purify the football environment, and maintain fair competition", the CFA wrote on its official social media account Thursday.

From Barron's Jan. 29, 2026

Beyond their unique biological properties, nanobodies are simpler to produce and purify than traditional antibodies.

From Science Daily Nov. 6, 2025

Also involved in the deal is ReElement Technologies, a company that works to purify and recycle rare-earth materials, which will help in the recycling of old magnets to boost domestic production.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 3, 2025

The committee issued a public warning, telling recent arrivals to clean their homes thoroughly, burn gunpowder to purify the air, dump lime down their privies, and whitewash every room.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

This patent-pending technology purifies the isotope by removing it from the bismuth target and then loads it onto a shipping column for incorporation into targeted alpha therapy drugs.

From Science Daily Nov. 11, 2025

A key supply item is a replacement pump for the system on the ISS that purifies urine back to drinking water.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2024

A massive sewage recycling program purifies wastewater through microfiltration, reverse osmosis and ultraviolet irradiation, adding to drinking supply reservoirs.

From Seattle Times Feb. 25, 2024

This process chemically separates the DNA from other components of cells within the sample, such as proteins, and purifies it.

From Scientific American Aug. 25, 2023

It purifies me, leaving me scoured both inside and out.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

It did so, nominating thousands of ingredients, including, for example, purified water and asparagus.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2026

Some bottlers sell tap water purified through reverse‑osmosis filtration which removes the minerals and flavour, he said.

From Barron's Jan. 29, 2026

The form of genistein used in the study was more purified and concentrated than supplements commonly sold in stores.

From Science Daily Dec. 27, 2025

Served by the glass, “the Los Angeles Tap water has more minerals and electrolytes dissolved than most purified bottled waters,” the menu notes.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 20, 2025

The long years of solitude and unhappiness had distilled her emotions and purified her feelings down to a few terrible, magnificent passions, which possessed her totally.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

The bedroom will also be the focus of new ways of purifying air.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Sartre argued that for the antisemite, “there is no question of building a new society, but only of purifying the one that exists.”

From Salon Dec. 17, 2025

The companies purifying water look like better bets than the high-tech customers who use it.

From MarketWatch Dec. 9, 2025

The event is deeply rooted in Hindu mythology and centres on the belief in the purifying power of sacred rivers.

From BBC Jan. 29, 2025

With the crackling warmth of the fire and the smell of purifying incense the room seemed less of a sepulchre.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya




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