A technique to reduce corrosion of a metal surface under some conditions by passing sufficient to it to cause its electrode potential to enter and remain in the passive region; imposing an external electrical potential to protect a metal from corrosive at ...

Microorganisms that require free oxygen, or air, to live, and that which contribute to the decomposition of organic material in soil or composting systems.

A self-recording instrument used on aircraft for the simultaneous recording of atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.

Amounts due to an organisation or individual from another for goods or services it has.

Delivered Duty Unpaid Delivered duty unpaid means that the seller delivers the goods to the buyer, not cleared for import, and not unloaded from any arriving means of transport at the named place of destination. The seller has to bear the costs and risks ...

Refers to the commitment by an Importer, evidenced by their accepting a Bill of Exchange drawn on them by an Exporter, to pay for goods at a fixed date in the future.

Amounts owed by an organisation or individual to another for goods or services it has.

Breathing air

(ASB)UK body that sets accounting standards. A subsidiary body of the Financial Reporting.

Bulk Carrier

A measure of the rate at which the air in an interior space is replace by outside (or conditioned) air by ventilation and infiltration; usually measured in cubic feet per time interval (hour), divided by the volume of air in the room.

Electrolytic cleaning in which the work is the anode. Also called reverse-current cleaning.

Insurance which pays a lump sum in the event of death of the insured being caused by an.

Admiralty List of Radio Signals. British admiralty publications (8 volumes, some of them in double or triple books) informing the navigators about all the radio stations and various kind of broacasted informations such as time signals, weather & navigatio ...

A short vertically erected pole at the bow on which the national flag is hoisted on naval ships while at anchor.

The rate of build-up of a pension in a scheme where the calculation is based on salary. The accrual.

Bulkhead

A film on a metal surface resulting from an electrolytic treatment at the anode..

A Letter of Credit which includes a term bill of exchange in its required documentation. The bill will be accepted by the bank on which it is drawn, usually the issuing or advising bank, and the proceeds paid to the beneficiary at maturity.

Small hatch in the fidley deck around the stack and uptakes. Generally closed by grating and steel covers.