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Poorly Soluble Drugs Are Like Peanut Butter

a: Poorly soluble drugs ~
b: Peanut Butter

What: "Two shots because Rocephin, in addition to being a powerful broad-spectrum antibiotic, is like peanut butter and they have to mix it with a numbing agent to make it tolerable" I assuming she's talking about a poorly soluble drug. Some molecules are like peanut butter; they are poorly soluble in water and need to be emulsified to work effectively. Think mayonnaise or italian dressing as common emulsions.

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Writer: Mindi
LCC: RM
Where:
Date: Jul 18 2011 12:34 AM


Justin Bieber is like a "young Frank Sinatra"

a: Justin Bieber ~
b: early Sinatra

What: "Shia LaBeouf has said that Justin Bieber is like a "young Frank Sinatra" because of his presence when he walks into a room."

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Writer: Shia LaBeouf
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Where:
Date: Sep 29 2011 12:05 PM


A Probability Cloud......

a: An atomic orbital ~
b: fuzzy cloud

What: "An atomic orbital is like a fuzzy cloud in which the density at a given point is proportional to the probability of finding the electron at that point"

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Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Jul 15 2013 7:44 PM



a: Colon-punctuation ~
b: a railroad crossing

What: "The quickest track to correct colon use is understanding what it is for. A colon is like a railroad crossing that is flashing red. It says "Stop!" and then it lets you go on, just as the crossing sign does once the train has rumbled past."

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Writer: JG
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Where:
Date: Oct 11 2013 3:53 PM



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