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In addition, we experienced strong growth in new products, which we identify as compounds launched over the past 12 months, such as ciprofloxacin premix, irinotecan and fosphenytoin.
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Etymology: Middle English skopper - (in compounds ), perhaps from Anglo-French * escopoir, from escopir to spit out
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The most probable future for the teabaggers would see them split into, heavily armed, factions who are holed up in compounds and church basements while taking potshots at anyone who approaches.
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While they awaited the apocalypse-which was predicted for midnight, December 31, 2000-they lived in compounds , wore uniforms, worked twelve hour days in the sugar fields, and fasted two days a week.
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We have a TON of computer equipment in the lab, and as such have lots of volatile organic compounds from the electronics in the air.
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Those persistent compounds from the 60's and 70's are called persistent for a reason: They're still here, and will continue to be here for decades.
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The three most widely used culprits -- Yellow 5, Yellow 6 and Red 40 -- contain compounds , including benzidine and 4-aminobiphenyl, that research has also linked with cancer.
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The machinery used to produce Bow Tech compounds is even more complex and, in my mind, equally impressive.
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Those persistent compounds from the 60's and 70's are called persistent for a reason: They're still here, and will continue to be here for decades.
Is it safe to eat fish especially catfish from farm ponds that hold runoff from crop fields? 2009
To claim that the NAVY would violate its own policies by administering such chemical compounds is patently ridiculous.
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