A chemical compound with one or more carboxyl radicals (COOH) in its structure; examples are butyric acid, CH3(CH2)2COOH; maleic acid, HOOCCH-CHCOOH; and benzoic acid, C6H5COOH.

A life-threatening condition where there is loss of body heat; the greatest danger for anyone in the water. As the body loses its heat, body functions slow down, and this can quickly lead to death.

Condition of a sailing ship when all sails have been taken down in a severe storm, very often a hazardous undertaking if there is a high sea running.

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Installations character for RAdio Installations.

Short for compressed natural gas or CNG. A type of compressed gas used as fuel for stoves and heaters. CNG is stored in metal cylinders prior to use. CNG is considered safer than other types of fuel such as propane LPG - because it is lighter than air and ...

Site planning that accounts for natural solar heating and cooling processes and their relationship to building shape, orientation, and siting.

A WECS designed to produce electricity.

Coasting Service.

The amount of heat introduced to a space from all heat producing sources, such as building occupants, lights, appliances, and from the environment, mainly solar energy.

A thousand.

Valve of a pump box; to prime a pump.

An endowment plan which carries an option at maturity for the proceeds to be paid in the form of a.

A type of long term bond (loan), taken out by a company, which it agrees to repay at a specified.

The state of the atmosphere, mainly with respect to its effects upon life and human activities. As distinguished from climate, weather consists of the short-term (minutes to months) variations of the atmosphere.

A wood or gas burning appliance that is primarily used to provide ambiance to a room. Conventional, masonry fireplaces without energy saving features, often take more heat from a space than they put into it.

A seal used to prevent the leakage of fluids, and also maintain the pressure in an enclosure.

Air brought into a building from outside to replace exhaust air.

A diagram that indicates the average percentage of time that the wind blows from different directions, on a monthly or annual basis.

See mixed potential.