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  • The foam's main ingredient is vinyl acetate, a compound used in chewing gum, and it contains dimethyl ether, a gas, and menthol, which provide the cooling effect as they evaporate.

    Dog Days of Summer in Japan Call for Quirky Ways to Stay Cool Mariko Sanchanta 2011

  • But sweeter, O brothers, the kiss of the spray and the dance of the wild foam's glee;

    A Beautiful Poem Chirayu 2005

  • But sweeter, O brothers, the kiss of the spray and the dance of the wild foam's glee:

    The Golden Threshold 1916

  • And shews less bright than the blithe foam's bubble

    A Midsummer Holiday and Other Poems Algernon Charles Swinburne 1873

  • Soon all was darkness, save the foam's white gleam;

    The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems Frances Fuller Victor 1864

  • After the recent nuclear crisis in Japan, Pawlak and his team tested the foam's ability to remove radioactive material from water and, once again, it performed well.

    Reuters: Top News 2011

  • Urethane foam's main use is to plug voids in new construction, including all penetrations that might let conditioned air out or outside air in.

    SFGate: Top News Stories sweatequity@sfchronicle.com (Bill Burnett 2011

  • Patients are advised to engage in load-bearing activities immediately after insertion, as these will encourage bone cells and blood vessels to grow into the foam's interior matrix, incorporating the implant into the skeletal structure.

    Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine 2010

  • In a 2010 survey by Technomic Inc., 67 percent of consumers surveyed chose foam's insulation qualities over paper and plastic.

    PR.com Press Releases Inc. New WinCup Holdings 2010

  • In an effort to replicate foam's insulation performance for hot drinks, paper users often resort to adding a cardboard sleeve or double cupping, while plastic users tend to wrap layers of napkins around their cup to protect their hands.

    PR.com Press Releases Inc. New WinCup Holdings 2010

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