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An air conditioning system that comes in two to five pieces: one piece contains the compressor, condenser, and a fan; the others have an evaporator and a fan. The condenser, installed outside the house, connects to several evaporators, one in each room to ...

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The party that issues a Bill of Exchange. Usually, the Exporter in an international trade transaction.

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A chemical substance or combination of substances that, when present in the environment, prevents or reduces corrosion without significant reaction with the components of the environment.

Embrittlement of iron-chromium alloys (most notably austenitic stainless steels) caused by precipitation at grain boundaries of the hard, brittle intermetallic sigma phase during long periods of exposure to temperatures between approximately 560 and 980

Same as atmometer.

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SL

Bale (Capacity)

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RFP

Request For Approval.

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Czech Register of Shipping (class society)

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The difference in electrical pressure (voltage) between any two points in an electrical system or between any point in an electrical system and the earth.

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A comprehensive legislative package that mandates and encourages energy efficiency standards, alternative fuel use, and the development of renewable energy technologies. Public Law 102-486, October 24th, 1992. Also authorized the Federal Energy Regulatory ...

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The closeness of agreement among measurements of the same value of the same quantity where the individual measurements are made under different defined conditions, i.e. by different methods or with different measuring instruments.

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To condition/cool air by dessication.

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A mortgage which is low in comparison to the amount deposited in cash by the.

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Temperature at which condesation first occurs and moisture is formed.

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A short piece of line spliced into the end of the clapper by which the bell is struck. Traditionally it is finished off with a double wall knot crowned in its end.

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A device which operates compressors in sequence according to a programmed schedule.

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A measure of the relative flame spread, and smoke development, from a material being tested. The flame spread rating is a single number comparing the flame spread of a material with red oak, arbitrarily given the number 100 and asbestos cement board with ...

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A pole used as part of the sailboat rigging, such as masts, booms, gaffs, yards, etc. A vertical spar is a mast.

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Purchase of stock and simultaneous writing of call options against stock.

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Securities, such as some debentures (perpetual debentures) and certain government loan stock.

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