Sentences with phrase «absorb large quantities of water»

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I've had some baking flops with chia too — the problem is that they tend to absorb a lot of water and can make baked goods very dense in large quantities.

And now (late 2012 / early 2013) Consumer Reports has reported that most rice has arsenic in it, and the traditional Asian method (of boiling it in a large quantity of water and draining it before eating) gets rid of much more arsenic than the typical American way of cooking rice (just using as much water in the pot for cooking that the rice can absorb, and not rinsing it or draining it after cooking, which leaves all the arsenic in the serving).

In view of the much larger quantities and absorbing power of atmospheric water vapour it was concluded that the effect of carbon dioxide was probably negligible.»

Heat can be stored as latent heat / potential energy and the most commonly occurring substance on earth that can absorb, hold and release large quantities of latent heat / potential energy via phase transitions initiated by a range of naturally occurring thermodynamic processes is water.