ultrapure
adjective
ul·tra·pure
ˌəl-trə-ˈpyu̇r 
: extremely pure
ultrapure metals/crystals
especially
: extremely clean and free from contaminants such as dirt or bacteria
ultrapure water
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Making chips is one of the most complex industrial processes in the world, and specialized inputs such as high-precision machines and ultrapure chemicals are produced only in other countries and probably will be for years.
Nor will everything go smoothly.
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Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
Chips must be rinsed with ultrapure water during the manufacturing process, in addition to water being used to cool equipment, as in data centers.
—Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
Municipalities are also launching water recycling programs to relieve pressure on aquifers: New technologies can now turn very-much-not-consumable wastewater into ultrapure liquid for drinking or watering crops.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
The instrument in a clearing on Newfoundland was quite simple: a glass cylinder, holding a little bit of ultrapure water, securely attached to the ground with wooden stakes.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2023
Chip companies large and small are experimenting with slices of synthetic diamond, pieces of ultrapure glass or even an obscure material only recently synthesized in quantities sufficient to test its properties.
—Christopher Mims, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2023
In the case of the water used by the brewers, Clean Water Services uses a three-step process of Ultrafiltration, Reverse Osmosis, and Enhanced Oxidation to produce their ultrapure water.
—Vince C Reyes, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2015
The data is messy, however, and the ultracold temperature, ultrapure materials, and ultrastrong magnetic fields make the experiment tough to reproduce.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2023
But the ice below the South Pole is ultrapure.
—Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 12 June 2020
Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
Chips must be rinsed with ultrapure water during the manufacturing process, in addition to water being used to cool equipment, as in data centers.
—Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
Municipalities are also launching water recycling programs to relieve pressure on aquifers: New technologies can now turn very-much-not-consumable wastewater into ultrapure liquid for drinking or watering crops.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2024
The instrument in a clearing on Newfoundland was quite simple: a glass cylinder, holding a little bit of ultrapure water, securely attached to the ground with wooden stakes.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2023
Chip companies large and small are experimenting with slices of synthetic diamond, pieces of ultrapure glass or even an obscure material only recently synthesized in quantities sufficient to test its properties.
—Christopher Mims, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2023
In the case of the water used by the brewers, Clean Water Services uses a three-step process of Ultrafiltration, Reverse Osmosis, and Enhanced Oxidation to produce their ultrapure water.
—Vince C Reyes, Discover Magazine, 5 May 2015
The data is messy, however, and the ultracold temperature, ultrapure materials, and ultrastrong magnetic fields make the experiment tough to reproduce.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2023
But the ice below the South Pole is ultrapure.
—Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 12 June 2020
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“Ultrapure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultrapure. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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