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• Valproic acid
  ...saminase]]). Valproate is also believed to reverse the [[transamination]] process to form more GABA. Hence, valproate indirectly acts as a GABA [[agonist]].
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• Activated carbon
  ...h [[head loss]] that would occur. PAC is generally added directly to other process units, such as raw water intakes, rapid mix basins, clarifiers, and gravity This is a process by which a porous carbon can be coated with a biocompatible [[polymer]] to
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• Aspirin
  ...d's [[hydroxyl]] group into an [[acetyl]] group, (R-OH → R-OCOCH3). This process yields aspirin and [[acetic acid]], which is considered a [[byproduct]] of
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• Dopamine
  ...]s (PPOs) are a family of enzymes responsible for the [[Browning (chemical process)|browning]] of fresh fruits and vegetables when they are cut or bruised. Th
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• Acetazolamide
  ...sponse takes a few days, however acetazolamide in a sense accelerates this process by leading to a more rapid renal bicarbonate loss ([[metabolic acidosis]]). ...for acute mountain sickness; it speeds up part of the [[acclimatization]] process which in turn helps to relieve symptoms.<ref name=MedicalProblems/><ref nam
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• Acetic acid
  Most virgin acetic acid is produced by methanol carbonylation. In this process, [[methanol]] and [[carbon monoxide]] react to produce acetic acid accordin The process involves [[iodomethane]] as an intermediate, and occurs in three steps. A [
  41 KB (5,915 words) - 16:49, 27 September 2010
• Aluminium hydroxide
  ...for the catalyst during the manufacture of polyethylene by the Sclairtech process. ...l the aluminium hydroxide used commercially is manufactured by the [[Bayer process]] which involves dissolving bauxite in sodium hydroxide as the first step.
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• Glucose
  ...of hours in aqueous solution, to a final stable ratio of α:β 36:64, in a process called [[mutarotation]].<ref>{{McMurry2nd | page = 866}}.</ref> The ratio w ...n animals and fungi, glucose results from the breakdown of [[glycogen]], a process known as [[glycogenolysis]]. In plants the breakdown substrate is [[starch]
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• Nitrous oxide
  ...lysis]] synthesis of nitrous oxide mentioned above. This capital-intensive process, which originates in Japan, uses a [[manganese dioxide]]-[[bismuth oxide]]
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• Mercury (element)
  ...s process continues until the supply of amalgam is exhausted. Because this process releases mercury, a small amount of mercury can "eat through" a large amoun ...(even by a recent scratch), the mercury may combine with it, starting the process described above, and potentially damaging a large part of the aluminium bef
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• Morphine
  ...at the intake appointment to begin the methadone maintenance or withdrawal process; two urine tests positive for opioids must then be collected shortly therea ...back and extremities occur, as do muscle spasms. At any point during this process, a suitable narcotic can be administered that will dramatically reverse the
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• Aconitum
  ...the herb is detoxified according to the [[Samskara (Ayurvedic)|samskaras]] process and studies, cited in the detoxification section below show that it no long
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• Toxicodendron vernicifluum
  Artistic application and decoration of urushi can be a long process, requiring many hours or days of careful and repetitive layers and drying t
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• Propædia
  ...sp;Government:&nbsp;the&nbsp;Dynamics&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Political&nbsp;Process '''5.4.4'''&nbsp;[[International relations|International&nbsp;Relations]]:& '''7.2.4'''&nbsp;[[Resource extraction|Extraction]]&nbsp;and&nbsp;[[Process industries|Conversion]]&nbsp;of&nbsp;[[Industry|Industrial]]&nbsp;[[Raw mat
  41 KB (5,585 words) - 13:32, 19 September 2010
• Mydriasis
  ...ne finally occur. When a solution of cocaine is dropped into the eye, this process takes place, and the end result is dilation of the pupil. Cocaine itself is
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• Bingham plastic
  ...hpaste]]<ref name=Steffe>J. F. Steffe (1996) ''Rheological Methods in Food Process Engineering'' 2nd ed ISBN 0-9632036-1-4</ref>, which will not be [[extruded
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• Glass microsphere
  ...rilling equipment, where other types of foam would [[Implosion (mechanical process)|implode]]. Hollow spheres of other materials create syntactic foams with ...by heating tiny droplets of dissolved [[sodium silicate|water glass]] in a process known as [[ultrasound|ultrasonic]] spray [[pyrolysis]], and properties can
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• Mesoporous material
  ...nctionalization of a Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle Based on the Sol–Gel Process and Applications in Controlled Release|journal=Accounts of Chemical Researc
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• Mineral wool
  ...n spinning molten rock on high speed [[spinning wheel]]s somewhat like the process used to prepare [[cotton candy]]. The final product is a mass of fine, inte
  9 KB (1,270 words) - 10:08, 20 September 2010
• E-Leather
  ...no harmful waste-waters in the manufacture of its composition leather. Its process is a continuous [closed-looped] system with 95% of water recycled, while a
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