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disrupt verb agitate, annoy, break apart, cause chaos, cause confusion, cause scission, confuse, create a disturrance, create disorder, derange, disarrange, discompose, discontinue, dishevel, disjoin, disorder, disorganize, dissociate, distract, disturb, embroil, fluster, get in the way, hinder, impede, infringe, intercept, interfere, interrupt, intervene, intrude, meddle, mess up, mix up, obstruct, overturn, perturb, prevent, rend asunder, ruffle, rupture, split up, stir up, stop, sunder, suspend, thwart, unsettle, upset See also: circumvent, counteract, damage, disconcert, discontinue, disorganize, foil, overthrow, subvert How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Some contain alkyphenol ethoxylates (APEs), suspected hormone disruptors that can threaten wildlife after they go down the drain. The pesticide atrazine and the heavy metal arsenic, both suspected hormone disruptors, have also been found in water samples. As a result of her early research, Kelydra discovered that endocrine disruptors affect the rates at which mosquitoes hatch and that they also change the buzzing sounds that mosquitoes make when they beat their wings. |
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