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Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) is an ether compound used as a gasoline blending component to raise the oxygen content of gasoline. MTBE is made by combining isobutylene (from various refining and chemical processes) and methanol (usually made from nat ...

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A region in which businesses get special tax advantages (including exemption from business rates) as.

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A currency which is deposited in banks outside its country of origin. For example the eurodollar,.

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A bond sold without the right to the next interest.

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A combined mortgage and current account. Any savings each month earn the mortgage rate, which is a.

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An adjustable section of the rudder that allows the rudder to be corrected for lee helm or weather helm.

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A steamship. A ship propelled by a steam engine.

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Insoluble material suspended in the lubricating oil. This material may come from contamination or oil degradation.

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The value of an asset as entered in an organisation's.

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A policy which covers the insured and usually his/her family for the duration of their holiday. .

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A line drawn through points of equal humidity on given surface.

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A round wood plug inserted in a hole to cover a nail, screw, or bolt.

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A multihull with two hulls separated by a deck or crossbeams from which a trampoline is suspended; abbreviated "cat."

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A keel that runs the length of the boat.

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In the middle portion of the boat - Roughly halfway between a ship's stem and stern, and where the beam usually is the widest.

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A fix taken by taking bearings of a single object over a period of time. By using the vessel's known course and speed, the location of the vessel can be found.

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The angle that a solar collector is positioned from horizontal.

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Shell or body of a ship.

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The solar power density incident on a surface of stated area and orientation, usually expressed as Watts per square meter or Btu per square foot per hour.

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A two-masted vessel with both masts square rigged. On the sternmost mast, the main mast, there is also a gaff sail

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