An international charge card enabling the holder to obtain goods and services without the need to.

A takeover bid by one company for another, in which the directors of the target company oppose.

A structure of wooden or metal supports that make up the mounting for a ship's engine.

An amount to be paid for energy periodically by a customer without regard to demand or energy consumption.

Sunlight scattered by atmospheric particles and gases so that it arrives at the earth's surface from all directions and can not be focused.

In reference to solar photovoltaic cell manufacure, a method of growing a large-size, high-quality crystal whereby coils heat a polycrystalline ingot placed atop a single-crystal seed. As the coils are slowly raised the molten interface beneath the coils ...

A high-efficiency photovoltaic device containing two or more cell junctions, each of which is optimized for a particular part of the solar spectrum.

See. (bridging loan) Broker to broker. A term used by the London Stock Exchange to denote that a transaction was between two member.

The owner of securities whose name is registered by the issuing company or its transfer agent as.

A company quoted on the London Stock Exchange which invests its shareholders' funds in the shares.

Any conventional barometer fitted with an extended scale so that atmospheric pressure measurements may be made at both high and low altitudes.

An order in writing by one person to another to pay a specified sum to a specified person or.

A gaseous environment containing hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide in hydrocarbon reservoirs. Prolonged exposure to sour gas can lead to hydrogen damage, sulfide-stress cracking, and/or stress-corrosion cracking in ferrous alloys.

A cargo movement in which the water carrier provides a through service between an inland point and the port of load/discharge. The carrier is responsible for cargo and costs from origin on to destination. Also known as IPI or Through Service.

One complete turn of the line around a cleat, spar or another line.

A mast that is in place is stepped.

A deck crew member who is subordinate to the Able Bodied Seamen.

A type of air circulation in a container. In top air units, air is drawn from the bottom of the container, filtered through the evaporator for cooling and then forced through the ducted passages along the top of the container. This type of airflow require ...

A set of wheels that support the front of a container; used when the automotive unit is disconnected.

A small, heavy triangular loose-footed sail fitted aft of the mast and used primarily in very strong winds.