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paramagnetic

 [par″ah-mag-net´ik]
being attracted by a magnet and assuming a position parallel to that of a magnetic force, but not becoming permanently magnetized.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

par·a·mag·net·ic

(par'ă-mag-net'ik),
Having the property of paramagnetism; in magnetic resonance imaging, contrast media are chosen for their paramagnetic property, which shortens relaxation time.
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To get targets with polarized protons, deutrons or heavier nuclei, solid high molecular compounds admixed with paramagnetic centers (quasi-free electrons) which are chemically doped or created by external irradiation, are mostly used.
To improve the signal-to-noise ratio, each was mixed with paramagnetic doping material.
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