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• Mercury (element)
  ...Frostburg State University| author=Senese, F}}</ref><ref name="Norrby" /> the others being [[caesium]], [[francium]], [[gallium]], and [[rubidium]]. ...f mercury (such as [[mercuric chloride]] or [[methylmercury]]), inhalation of mercury vapor, or eating seafood contaminated with mercury.
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• Magnesium sulfate
  ...[[oxygen]], with the formula MgSO₄. It is often encountered as the heptahydrate [[epsomite]] (MgSO₄·7H₂O), commonly cal ...edical preparations. Epsom salt has been traditionally used as a component of [[bath salts]].
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• Morphine
  {{About|the drug|other meanings|Morphine (disambiguation)}} *[[Cardiac arrest]], cessation of [[Cardiac cycle|heartbeat]], or [[heart failure]]
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• Paracetamol
  ...al = Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data | volume = 44 | pages = 1391 | year = 1999}}</ref> ...States Adopted Name|USAN]]) is a widely used [[over-the-counter drug|over-the-counter]] [[analgesic]] (pain reliever) and [[antipyretic]] (fever reducer)
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• Diazepam
  ...fect of the neurotransmitter GABA by binding to the benzodiazepine site on the [[GABAA receptor|GABA_A receptor]] leading to [[central nervous s ...s-2008"/> Diazepam also has abuse potential and can cause serious problems of addiction. Urgent action by National Governments to improve prescribing pra
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• Sodium chloride
  {{redirect|NaCl|the Google technology|Google Native Client}} {{about|the chemical compound|sodium chloride in the diet|Salt|sodium chloride as a mineral|Halite}}
  19 KB (2,579 words) - 16:51, 27 September 2010
• EDTA
  ...ll and stick model of the EDTA molecule, in the zwitterionic form found in the solid state ...widely used to dissolve [[Limescale|scale]]. Its usefulness arises because of its role as a hexadentate ligand and [[chelating agent]], i.e. its ability
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• Plastic recycling
  ...chairs and tables. Typically a plastic is not recycled into the same type of plastic, and products made from recycled plastics are often not recyclable. ...to dissolve such a large molecule; because of this, plastics must often be of nearly identical composition in order to mix efficiently.
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• Digitalis
  ...id = 11222255 | issue = 2 | jstor = 2657024 | publisher = American Journal of Botany, Vol. 88, No. 2}}</ref> ...urple [[tint]]s through various shades of light gray, and to purely white. The flowers can also possess various marks and spottings.
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• List of psychedelic plants
  ...usands of years for religious purposes. The plants are listed according to the substances they contain. ...ects of cannabis. Many jurisdictions have laws regulating the sale and use of [[medical cannabis]] to treat pain, insomnia, and stimulate appetite.
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• Propædia
  ...listing the staff members, advisors and contributors to all three parts of the ''Britannica''. ==The Outline of Knowledge==
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• Homeostasis
  ...pically used to refer to a living [[organism]], the concept came from that of [[milieu interieur]] that was created by [[Claude Bernard]] and published i ...example of "regulators" because they control their parameters in a variety of climates and conditions.
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• Renin inhibitor
  ...re a new group of [[pharmaceutical]]s that are used primarily in treatment of [[hypertension]]. They act on the [[juxtaglomerular cell]]s of [[kidney]], which produce renin in response to decreased [[blood flow]].
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• 4-Aminopyridine
  ...''Ampyra''' (pronounced "am-PEER-ah," according to the maker's website) in the United States by [[Acorda Therapeutics]] and will be available in March 201 ...ao Ichimura "Pyridine and Pyridine Derivatives" in "Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry" 2007; John Wiley & Sons: New York.</ref>
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• Diamondoid
  ...echnology]], e.g., [[graphite]], [[carbon nanotubes]] consisting of sheets of [[carbon]] atoms rolled into tubes, spherical [[buckyballs]] and other [[gr ...</sub>H₃₀) | journal= Angewandte Chemie International Edition | year= 2003 | volume= 42 | pages= 2040–2044 |doi= 10.1002/anie.200250794 | pm
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• Photoresist
  The main properties characterizing the photoresist types are: ...per. The portion of the photoresist that is unexposed remains insoluble to the photoresist developer.
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• Molecular imprinted polymer
  ...and can be used to fabricate sensors, catalysis or for separation methods. The functional mechanism is similar to [[antibodies]] or [[enzymes]]. ...ve one or more functional groups and should not be polymerisable or retard the polymerisation process.
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• Superabsorbent polymer
  ...er''') are [[polymer]]s that can absorb and retain extremely large amounts of a liquid relative to their own mass.<ref>Horie, K, ''et. al'', 890.</ref> ...ns in the solution will impede the polymers ability to bond with the water molecule.
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• Spherulite (polymer physics)
  ...cules within the lamellae results in [[birefringence]] producing a variety of colored patterns, including [[Maltese cross (optics)|Maltese cross]], when ...ormation during the crystallization of polymers. Arrow shows the direction of temperature gradient.<ref name="Menges">Georg Menges, Edmund Haberstroh, Wa
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• Parylene
  ...ulators. Among them, Parylene C is the most popular due to its combination of barrier properties, cost, and other manufacturing advantages. ...inated (no termination group needed) with no solvent or catalyst required. The precursor, [2.2]paracyclophane, yields 100% monomer and initiator and does
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