A colorless, pungent, gas (NH3) that is extremely soluble in water, may be used as a refrigerant; a fixed nitrogen form suitable as fertilizer.

A legal agreement to make or take delivery of a specified instrument (for example, a commodity such.

The heat absorbed or released when a substance undergoes a change in temperature.

To bagpipe the mizzen, is to lay it aback by bringing the sheet to the weather mizzen rigging.

To go aboard the vessel; to put onboard a vessel.

Permanent pip iron ballast specially shaped and placed along each side of keelson. Name is sometimes given to any iron ballast.

The potential of a corroding surface in an electrolyte, relative to a reference electrode. Also called rest potential, open circuit potential, or freely corroding potential.

A method of upper air observation consisting of an evaluation of the wind speed and direction, temperature, pressure, and humidity aloft by means of a balloon-borne radiosonde tracked by radar or a radio theodolite.

Ventilation that is created by the differences in the distribution of air pressures around a building. Air moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure with gravity and wind pressure affecting the airflow. The placement and control of doors ...

An interest-only mortgage ultimately repaid by the proceeds of an endowment assurance policy which.

A spar used to prevent the spinnaker guy from fouling on the stanchions.

The number of days from the shipment date that the seller is allowed to present documents to the advising or issuing bank under a Letter of Credit. It is normally 21 days, although it can be shorter.

Same as contact anemometer.

Upwarddirected solar radiation, reflected by the earth's surface and the atmosphere.

A disparaging term used to describe executives who earn high salaries and bonuses.

ACRONYM - National Pipe Thread standard. A description of a specific pipe thread

Comity Maritime International (maritiem law association)

A machine employing two or more stages.

Any device or instrument for measuring salinity, especially one based on electrical conductivity methods.

A depth measuring device.