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Ella is among the more common brands of emergency contraceptive pills containing ulipristal acetate (which requires a prescription), and Plan B contains levonorgestrel (and is available over the counter). — Brittney Mcnamara, Allure, "Shrill Is Right About the Impact of Your Weight on the Morning-After Pill's Efficacy," 25 Mar. 2019 Ella is one of the more common brands of emergency contraceptive pills containing ulipristal acetate (which requires a prescription), while Plan B contains levonorgestrel (and is available over the counter). — Brittney Mcnamara, Teen Vogue, "Emergency Contraceptives May Be Less Effective for People Over a Certain Weight," 19 Mar. 2019 The other form of oral emergency contraception is a 30-milligram pill of ulipristal acetate (ella). — Natasha Lavender, SELF, "7 Myths About Emergency Contraception You Should Stop Believing," 8 Apr. 2019 Another was benzyl acetate, which is part of the character of jasmine, and linalool, which is a fresh clean smell. — Ellen Byron, WSJ, "Smell of Success: What It Takes to Be a Top Perfumer," 22 Feb. 2019 Most of the book consists of acetate squares, each of which seems to imprison a different autumn leaf: the scarlet of maple; the neon-yellow of cottonwood; the green of birch and eucalyptus. — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, "Children’s Books: Board Books That Aren’t Boring," 1 Nov. 2018 For bare drywall, use a PVA (polyvinyl acetate) paint, seal over stains and hide colors with a high-hiding primer sealer, and for painting bare steel make sure to get paint with anodic zinc protection to inhibit rust. — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, "The 4 Biggest Painting Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)," 16 Jan. 2019 The MW07s have high-end materials in their construction, including stainless steel enclosures, 10mm beryllium drivers, and acetate covers. — Stefan Etienne, The Verge, "Master & Dynamic MW07 earbuds review: truly wireless, truly expensive," 18 Sep. 2018 Eyewear makers throw away roughly 75% of every sheet of acetate from which most plastic frames are cut, while 3-D printing leaves almost no waste. — Daniel Michaels, WSJ, "Design Your Frames: 3-D Printing Comes to Eyewear," 11 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'acetate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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