substance

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FDA regulations also require the agency to assess both safety and effectiveness before approving a substance for compounding.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Profits will rise faster than the price of the substance, often sending shares upward faster than oil futures.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

For the first time in 28 years, no athlete has been found to have taken a banned substance at an Olympics - at least so far.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

"Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance in the world, with about 85% of adults in the U.S. using it regularly," said Sabandal, research assistant professor in UTEP's Department of Biological Sciences.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

He had the notion that everyday substances like air, or water, or mercury were mingled with a much finer substance, a fluid which filled all the gaps and prevented the existence of a vacuum.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin