A thin, inhibiting paint, usually chromate pigmented with a polyvinyl butyrate binder.

The incremental cost to an electric power producer to generate or purchase a unit of electricity or capacity or both.

A financial ratio which is similar to the current ratio, but more stringent. It is defined.

The pressure of the air at sea level; one standard atmosphere at zero degrees centigrade is equal to 14.695 pounds per square inch (1.033 kilograms per square centimeter).

An instrument for determining the dust content of a sample of air. Also spelled conimeter.

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In square-rigged vessels, short lines at the lower end of the futtock shrouds used to bring in the shrouds tighter to give room to brace the yards at a sharper angle when sailing close hauled.

In the US, a person's income on which federal income tax is calculated. This is gross income less.

Gearless

Grain

Intermediate Fuel Oil

Ad valorem.

A coating consisting of' a compound of the surface metal, produced by chemical or electrochemical treatments of the metal. Examples include chromate coatings on zinc, cadmium, magnesium, and aluminum and oxide and phosphate coatings on steel. See also chr ...

An electrical device that adjusts the leading current of an applied alternating current to balance the lag of the circuit to provide a high power factor.

The minimum demand experienced by a power plant.

The stress at which a material exhibits a specified deviation from proportionality of stress and strain. An onset of 0.2% is used for many metals.

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Corrosion in which zinc is selectively leached from zinc-containing alloys. Most commonly found in copper-zinc alloys containing less than 83% copper after extended service in water containing dissolved oxygen; the parting of zinc from an alloy (in some b ...

The hatchway nearest the stern.