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The compounds that exhibit this effect ...

Theoretically, one charged object exerts a force on all other charged objects in the universe.

Camphor has a local action on the gastrointestinal tract.

The magnetic oscillations in the waves act on charged particles causing them to vibrate.

To exert (or have) influence (up)on ...

To have (or produce) an effect (up)on ...

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