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...reasoning mind asks instinctively what preceded time?" The answer is a "creative omnipotence whose power . . . called to existence, through an act of love, matter and exuberant energy. Modern science bears witness to that primordial order of 'Let there be light' when nuclear particles broke forth from inert matter and . . . radiated forth, reuniting into galaxies...
DRUGS AND COSMETICS. Because some fluorochemicals are inert, they do not irritate human tissues, may replace organic compounds which the skin cannot tolerate...
...thing, fluorochemicals are unusually stable. Unlike the organic chemicals, which are often inflammable or explosive, they resist decomposition by heat, chemical reagents or ultraviolet light. They are not attacked by bacteria or fungi. Some of them are very strong acids, others are so inert that they make fine fire extinguishers...
...most abundant minerals in the earth's crust, and the U.S. abounds in titanium-bearing ore. But turning it into metal is an immensely difficult process. It reacts so violently with oxygen that the ingots must be melted in a vacuum, or under a blanket of inert...
...been absorbed through inflamed skin and had damaged tissues in the pancreas, liver and kidneys. Young babies are especially susceptible, Fisher thinks; he has found no fatalities in infants over seven months. Further finding: there is little danger with commercial baby powders in which boric acid is diluted with inert talc...