clean water
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcleanandwater
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clean
adjective
uk/kliːn/us/kliːn/
free from any dirty marks, pollution, ...
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water
noun
uk/ˈwɔː.tər/us/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/
a clear liquid, without colour or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and ...
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(Definition ofcleanandwaterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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She was supplied with blotting paper which had been soaked incleanwater.
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After a six-week exposure, eels were transferred tocleanwaterfor 2 days to avoid contamination while sampling.
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This can improve access to healthcare, food, andcleanwater.
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The well-to-do would be better off with the general availability of clean air,cleanwater, and sewage treatment.
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Cages were washed with soap and rinsed withcleanwaterbetween trials to remove any residues from the previous treatment.
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Containers were rinsed twice and then filled withcleanwater.
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All experimental chicks were maintained in separate cages and nourished daily on processed broiled feed andcleanwater.
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Was it wise to bring incleanwater, if contaminating refuse was not also removed from the city?
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Within countries, seroprevalence rates may vary by age, socioeconomic status, urbanization level, ethnic origin, and access tocleanwaterand sanitation facilities.
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Lack ofcleanwaterand lack of urban sanitation were found to decline uniformly with increasing income, and over time.
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In modern states, adequate income is thecleanwaterof poverty policy.
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All experimental mice were maintained separately and nourished on processed flour feed andcleanwater.
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Figure 2 is a family of trajectories for the case ofcleanwaterat room temperature.
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Seroprevalence rates are highly correlated with socioeconomic status and access tocleanwaterand sanitation.
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Industry, which requires reasonablycleanwater, is held back by a lack ofcleanwatersupply.
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Now their level of discontent has gone way up: they protest to the local government, asking forcleanwater, for electricity, for a health visitor.
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This situation calls for adequate control measures, including mass drug administration, improvement of sanitation facilities and practices, and provision and utilization ofcleanwater.
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The sewage irrigated farmland yielded 80, 000 tonnes less grain than incleanwaterareas.
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