vera
1 Americanadjective
noun
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The team used molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations to see how different Aloe vera compounds attach to AChE and BChE.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2026
Rusfertide has shown promise in late-stage testing in treating a rare blood cancer called polycythemia vera.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
But there is one little thing: Okra, like marshmallow root and aloe vera, is mucilaginous, meaning it can get slimy when sliced and cooked.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2025
Aloe vera cream and ice wrapped in a towel helped to sooth Hector at the airport and during the flight.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024
A cutting of aloe vera that Lena gave me did not belong anywhere because we had no other succulents.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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“The sampling of Vera Rubin is just going incredibly well,” Huang said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Vera Gadsdon, 74, is one of the residents at a retirement housing complex in Lewisham.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
He won top prize at the Cannes film festival in 1996 for "Secrets and Lies" and at Venice in 2004 for "Vera Drake".
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
District Judge Hernán Vera remarked on the “utter reprehensibility” of Alsheikh’s crime, Courthouse News Service reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Vera, left to await results, got up and dressed.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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