buffers
- present tense form of buffer (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Buffers readily absorb excess H+ or OH–, keeping the pH of the body carefully maintained in the narrow range required for survival.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Buffers absorb extra hydrogen ions to prevent increases or decreases in pH.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Buffers in living things play an important role in maintaining homeostasis.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018
Buffers keep the farm's soil from washing away and protect the bay's water quality.
From Time Magazine Archive
Buffers are even overheard to whisper Thir-ty Thou-sand Pou-nds! with a smack and a relish suggestive of the very finest oysters.
From Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles
