chemical action

And where it came upon water some chemical action occurred, and the surface would be instantly covered with a powdery scum that sank slowly and made way for more.

Fancy a surgeon, with his nippers lifting tendons, muscles and such things into view, out of the complex machinery of a corpse, and observing, "Now this little nerve quivers--the vibration is imparted to this muscle--from here it is passed to this fibrous substance; here its ingredients are separated by the chemical action of the blood--one part goes to the heart and thrills it with what is popularly termed emotion, another part follows this nerve to the brain and communicates intelligence of a startling character--the third part glides along this passage and touches the spring connected with the fluid receptacles that lie in the rear of the eye.

A great deal of chemical action then commences, salts of various kinds effloresce on the surface, and the mass becomes hard.

It is now known that the sentiments and emotions reside in the stomach, being evolved from food by chemical action of the gastric fluid.

A medical expert said Tina's skull had been subjected to "corrosive chemical action" and suggested the sadistic killer had tried to dissolve her remains in some kind of chemical bath.

Highlighting on Drug, Pills and Medication, she said that a drug refers to a substance that could bring about a change in the biological function through its chemical action. In order to keep away youth from using the drugs, she advised to parents to talk openly about the danger of both illegal and prescription drug use with their kids, lay down rules and consequences, monitor their kids activities and keep prescription medicine in a safe place.

Ancient mariners found out that it was not age alone that improved the quality of the fibre of wood in a ship, but the straining and wrenching of the vessels by the wind and the waves, the chemical action of the bilge water and the weight of many kinds of cargo she carried.

The exact chemical action of the drug is still not clearly known, but it is a depressant, which means it slows down your brain and therefore your body's responses.

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However, skeptical researchers have evaluated many studies supporting antidepressants (including those submitted to the FDA) and have found that most of their benefits derive from placebo effect rather than chemical action. (1) I remember simpler days of telling patients that their physician was prescribing their medication for a "chemical imbalance." They would typically nod in acceptance of this simplistic biological hypothesis, which they mistakenly assumed to be well-validated, about what was impacting their lives.