āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to buffer
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āĻāĻŽāĻžāύ, āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
to reduce or soften the impact or effects of a situation or force
Transitive: to buffer an effect
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Wearing a helmet can buffer the impact of a fall during recreational activities.
āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻāύāĻŽā§āϞāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻšā§āϞāĻŽā§āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž, pH āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϞ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž
to treat with a chemical substance that helps maintain a stable pH level
Transitive: to buffer a solution or mixture
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before conducting the enzyme assay, the researcher buffered the reaction mixture to ensure optimal conditions.
āĻāύāĻāĻžāĻāĻŽ āĻ
ā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧠āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§, āĻāĻŦā§āώāĻ āϏāϰā§āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻŽ āĻļāϰā§āϤ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŖāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
Buffer
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ, āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖ
a solution containing a weak acid and its conjugate base, or a weak base and its conjugate acid, which maintains a stable pH when small amounts of acid or base are added
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Buffers are crucial in biological systems to maintain the pH necessary for enzyme activity.
āĻāύāĻāĻžāĻāĻŽ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧ pH āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŋāϏā§āĻā§āĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻ
āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ, āĻļāĻ āĻļā§āώāĻ
a device that absorbs shock to reduce the impact of a collision or hit
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Trains are often equipped with buffers to absorb the shock when they stop suddenly.
āĻā§āϰā§āύāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻ āĻļā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻŋāύ, āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ
a power tool used to buff surfaces
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ, āĻļāĻ āĻļā§āώāĻ
an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ, āĻ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āĻ
(computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ, āĻĒāϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰ
an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻā§āύ, āύāĻŋāϰāĻĒā§āĻā§āώ āĻā§āύ
a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict
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āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāύā§āϧāĻ
something that acts like a shield or barrier to protect from harm, damage, or stress
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
This savings account is a buffer in case of emergency.
āĻāĻ āϏāĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻ
ā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāύā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āϰ⧠āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĢāĻžāϰāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
buffering
buffer
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