accidental discovery

collocation in English

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accidental
adjective
uk
/ˌæk.sɪˈden.təl/us
/ˌæk.səˈden.t̬əl/
happening or existing ...
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discovery
noun
uk
/dɪˈskʌv.ər.i/us
/dɪˈskʌv.ɚ.i/
the process of finding information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time, or the thing that ...
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(Definition ofaccidentalanddiscoveryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They may have imitated the action, or seen the product and attempted to reproduce it, or have repeated theiraccidentaldiscovery.
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The evidence for the physical presence of a temple was created through thisaccidentaldiscovery.
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This volume commences with a fascinating chapter on the history of the development of these disorders including theaccidentaldiscoveryof the efficacy of amphetamines in the treatment of hyperactivity.
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That was anaccidentaldiscovery.
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To guard againstaccidentaldiscovery, the members may prefer not to have private accounts floating about in their hands for twenty-one days before the annual general meeting.
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Her supervisor and her laboratory director understood the significance of heraccidentaldiscoveryand a new field of polymer chemistry quickly arose.
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Hisaccidentaldiscoveryof the interesting use of blood and charcoal as a medium for painting also began in this decade.
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The lubrication oil was anaccidentaldiscoverywhile attempting to distill kerosene.
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One of the men gave an interview providing details of theaccidentaldiscovery.
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Professional excavations began with theaccidentaldiscoveryof the "cemetery church" in 1908.
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Thisaccidentaldiscoverybegan a short-lived crown project in the area.
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It is usually detected byaccidentaldiscoveryof mild hyperglycemia (e.g., during pregnancy screening).
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It was anaccidentaldiscoverywhile attempting to isolate potassium metal.
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Smith would subsequently file a revised patent in keeping with thisaccidentaldiscovery.
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Harrysaccidentaldiscoveryof a love interest at the same time only adds to the confusion.
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Perkin'saccidentaldiscoverywas that aniline could be partly transformed into a crude mixture which when extracted with alcohol produced a substance with an intense purple colour.
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