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Word: saltier (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1933-1933
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...then into the left cavities of the heart, and adulterates the blood. Before the heart can pump the altered blood through the system and back to the right heart cavities, the individual is dead, the heart stopped. If the person drowns in salt water the left heart blood is saltier than the right heart blood. Since blood is salty to begin with, the opposite is true for drownings in fresh water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Test-tube Sleuth | 5/15/1933 | See Source »

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