Sentence examples for contain noxious from inspiring English sources

It has been known since the late 17th century that plants contain noxious chemicals which are avoided by insects.

Similarly, genera which are nearly uniformly perennial or annual are least likely to contain noxious species – even though 441 of 760 genera are entirely perennial and 115 entirely annual.

Autarchoglossans can select particularly energy-rich prey and avoid those containing noxious chemicals.

Yet more than a third of those ailments, typically characterized by nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, are food poisoning, contracted through something they ate or drank that contained noxious bacteria, viruses, parasites, metals or toxins.

The experiments and the model offer rational methods for examination of the basic physical chemistry and its physical consequences and also of analogous and practically important cases in management of filtration, of slip casting and the use of clay liners to retention ponds containing noxious and toxic effluents.

Islamic State jihadists are now allegedly using IEDs containing noxious chlorine gas in an attempt to both poison and scare pro-government forces in Iraq.

They contain a noxious substance, bufotoxin, which is used to deter potential predators.

Heating and cooking gases such as propane and natural gas contain a noxious scent, in order to indicate a possible leak.

He said one reason marijuana smoke may not be as harmful as tobacco smoke, despite containing similar noxious ingredients, may be the fact that its active ingredient, THC, has anti-inflammatory effects.

Samples taken on both occasions confirmed that the discharge contained poisonous, noxious or polluting matter which was potentially harmful to fish life in the stream.

Parsons demonstrated the efficacy of the newer JATOs to solve this issue by equipping a Grumman plane with solid-fuel units; its assisted takeoff from the USS Charger was successful, but produced smoke containing a noxious, yellow-colored residue.