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  2. Boiling chip - Wikipedia

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    A boiling chip, boiling stone, or porous bit anti-bumping granule is a tiny, unevenly shaped piece of substance added to liquids to make them boil more calmly. Boiling chips are frequently employed in distillation and heating. When a liquid becomes superheated, a speck of dust or a stirring rod can cause violent flash boiling.

  3. Fordyce spots - Wikipedia

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    Fordyce spots on scrotum Fordyce spots on lips. On the shaft of the penis, Fordyce spots are more visible when the skin is stretched, and may only be noticeable during an erection. [8] The spots can also appear on the skin of the scrotum. [8] Oral Fordyce granules appear as rice-like granules, white or yellow-white in color.

  4. Eleidin - Wikipedia

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    Eleidin is a transformation product of the amino acid complex keratohyalin, the lifeless matter deposited in the form of minute granules within the protoplasm of living cells. Eleidin is then converted to keratin in the stratum corneum. Eleidin can be found in the vermilion border of the lip. The lip is thinly keratinized and has a high ...

  5. Bumping (chemistry) - Wikipedia

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    Bumping is a phenomenon in chemistry where homogeneous liquids boiled in a test tube or other container will superheat and, upon nucleation, rapid boiling will expel the liquid from the container. In extreme cases, the container may be broken.

  6. Lip licker's dermatitis - Wikipedia

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    Lip licker's dermatitis is a type of skin inflammation around the lips due to damage by saliva from repetitive lip licking and is classified as a subtype of irritant contact cheilitis. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The resulting scaling, redness , chapping , and crusting makes a well-defined ring around the lips .

  7. Why are teens 'mewing' and what is the trend all about? - AOL

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    Lindsay says kids find "a particular joy" in mewing when they don't want to answer a question at home or in school. "I haven't run into one kid who has used mewing seriously ...

  8. Wax lips - Wikipedia

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    Wax lips are the common name of a confectionery item made of colored and flavored food-grade paraffin wax, molded to resemble a pair of oversized red lips. [3] The lips have a bite plate in the back; when the plate is held between the teeth, the wax lips cover the wearer's own lips, for comic effect.

  9. White roll - Wikipedia

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    White roll on lips. White roll is the white line that borders the top of the upper lip. [1] [2] It is an adnexal mass of specialized glands and fat.White roll occurs naturally for nearly everyone, although it can be not white and less visible for dark skinned individuals.