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

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The point at which sellers have fulfilled their obligations so the goods in a legal sense could be said to have been delivered to the buyer. They are shorthand expressions that set out the rights and obligations of each party when it comes to transporting ...

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SOF

Statement of Facts

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A visible corrosion product consisting of hydrated oxides of iron. Applied only to ferrous alloys. See also white rust.

NPT

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

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TLG

Tanker, Liquefied Gases.

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

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An opening such as a hole or vent. An opening through which air can pass, or a restricted opening placed in a pipe line to provide a means of controlling or measuring flow.

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Cargo thrown overboard in order to lighten the ship and washed ashore.

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

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International data interchange standards sponsored by the United Nations. See UN/EDIFACT.

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Where a company provides an employee with a company motor car which is used privately in addition to.

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A company's expenditure to acquire capital.

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A compound that causes oxidation, thereby itself being reduced.

A furnace/combustion chamber in which finely ground fuel is blown in spirals in the combustion chamber to maximize combustion efficiency.

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Uncharted navigational danger that has been reported but has not been verified by survey.

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The principal sail that is set on the main mast.

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A thermometer consisting of a clock mechanism the speed of which is a function of temperature.

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The lowest temperature that can be obtained on a wet-bulb thermometer in any given sample of air. Obtained by evaporation of water (or ice) from the muslin wick. Used in computing dew point and relative humidity.

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Splitting (fracture) of a crystal on a crystallographic plane of' low index.