Environmental Management System. ISO Standard

Emergency Procedures for Ships Carrying Dangerous Goods

Emergency Medical Technicians.

Economic and Monetary Union.

The ability of a non-water-soluble fluid to form an emulsion with water.

Additive that promotes the formation of a stable mixture, or emulsion, of oil and water. Common emulsifiers are: metallic soaps, certain animal and vegetable oils, and various polar compounds.

Intimate mixture of oil and water, generally of a milky or cloudy appearance. Emulsions may be of two types: oil-in water (where water is the continuous phase) and water-in-oil (where water is the discontinuous phase).

European Standard

Electronic Navigation Chart

The housing around a motor that supports the active parts and protects them. They come in different varieties (open, protected) depending on the degree of protection required.

A ported or closed cover for the end of a filter element.

The purpose for which useful energy or work is consumed.

Reversing the position of an object or line.

A legal signature usually placed on the reverse of a draft; signifies transfer of rights from the holder to another party.

A heat absorbing reaction or a reaction that requires heat.

A gift such as money or property to an institution for a given.

A fixed term life assurance policy in which provision is made for premiums to pay for life cover.

A cash value life insurance policy with a fixed term. Premiums are applied to give life insurance.

An interest-only mortgage ultimately repaid by the proceeds of an endowment assurance policy which.

See: 'endowment.