Sentence examples for compounds are held from inspiring English sources

In fumigation, gases or the vapours of volatile compounds are held in contact with the materials to be treated grain in a tight bin, for example.

Such ionic compounds are held together by the mutual attraction of the oppositely charged ions; because of their locations, these attractions are stronger than the repulsions of the ions with like charges.

Some workers prefer to use "leave-some-out" cross-validation – in which several compounds are held back together – to address this problem.

A workshop on the Human Health Impacts of Halogenated Biphenyls and Related Compounds was held to assess the state of current research on these chemicals and to make recommendations for future studies.

Mr. Ochida, who had tried to escape from a sect compound, was held down and strangled by another Aum member who was in trouble -- and who allegedly was told that he too would be killed if he did not strangle Mr. Ochida.

The compound is holding 158 prisoners and has 160 cages built of chain-link fencing.

Generally, the separation of disciplines is not an issue; compound archery competitions are held alongside recurve tournaments at many major events.

Ionic compounds contain ions and are held together by the attractive forces among the oppositely charged ions.

Molecular compounds contain discrete molecules, which are held together by sharing electrons (covalent bonding).

So on arrival in the town of Ajdabiya, in north-east Libya, they are held in smugglers' compounds and usually tortured until their families send the $2,000 £1,3000) required for payment.

Chemistry has traditionally distinguished itself from classical physics by its interest in the division of matter into different substances and in chemical combination, the process whereby substances are held together in compounds and solutions.