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  • adjective Partially volatile

Etymologies

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semi- +‎ volatile

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Examples

  • The tests detected low levels of two semivolatile compounds—benzyl butyl phthalate BBP, a plasticizer, and benzyl alcohol, a solvent commonly used in inks, paints, and epoxy resins—in water heated in six of the seven coffeemakers models.

    Inside CR Test Labs: Coffeemakers 2008

  • The tests detected low levels of two semivolatile compounds — benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), a plasticizer, and benzyl alcohol, a solvent commonly used in inks, paints, and epoxy resins — in water heated in six of the seven coffeemakers models.

    Inside CR Test Labs: Coffeemakers 2008

  • They collected samples from water run through the machines according to the manufacturers' instructions and had an outside lab analyze the water for semivolatile compounds, including six common plasticizers phthalates used in consumer products.

    Inside CR Test Labs: Coffeemakers 2008

  • They collected samples from water run through the machines according to the manufacturers 'instructions and had an outside lab analyze the water for semivolatile compounds, including six common plasticizers (phthalates) used in consumer products.

    Inside CR Test Labs: Coffeemakers 2008

  • "The results showed the tar ball-like material was non-detect for the crude-oil components that are considered to be hazardous - metals, and volatile and semivolatile organic compounds," according to the release.

    Homepage 2010

  • "The results showed the tar ball-like material was non-detect for the crude-oil components that are considered to be hazardous - metals, and volatile and semivolatile organic compounds," according to the release.

    Homepage 2010

  • Therefore, the objective of this protocol is to outline recent developments in SPME technology that can be applied toward high-throughput automated qualitative and quantitative analyses of volatile and semivolatile compounds in wine samples.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs Sanja Risticevic 2010

  • A 2006 study found the ground beneath the incinerator property was contaminated with heavy metals, semivolatile organic compounds and pesticides.

    The Daily News - News 2009

  • A 2006 study found the ground beneath the incinerator property was contaminated with heavy metals, semivolatile organic compounds and pesticides.

    The Daily News - News 2009

  • (QA/QC), environmental reference materials, volatile and semivolatile organic compound methods and HPLC/MS.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2009

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