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An example of metaphor in popular science writing:
"There are two known toxic substances in urine – urea and uric acid. Both are breakdown products, halfway houses of the body's metabolism."
de Moore, G., & Westmore, A. (2016). Finding Sanity. John Cade, lithium and the taming of bipolar disorder. Allen & Unwin.
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Many examples of science metaphors are listed in 'Creative comparisons: Making science familiar through language. An illustrative catalogue of figurative comparisons and analogies for science concepts'. Free Download.
