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This last could be done by imbedding small bits of uranium in a "moderator"�a substance which would slow the speed of the neutrons but not absorb them.

From Time Magazine Archive

But my efforts to impress Lancey’s mind had the satisfactory effect of imbedding minute points of the language deeply in my own memory.

From In the Track of the Troops by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

M. A. de, on Pampean mud, 170.Organic remains, controversy as to real nature of, 19.——, imbedding of.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

To prevent the edge of the key from imbedding in the brass, a piece of hardened steel is sometimes placed between the key and the brass, as shown in the figure.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

The molecules of iron, becoming incorporated in the now thick and viscous oil or imbedding themselves in the bearing, act as an abrasive; the black surface is removed, making the pivot again bright, but "ringed."

From Friction, Lubrication and the Lubricants in Horology by Lewis, William T.