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  • 21organic compound — a compound containing carbon, except for certain binary and ternary carbon compounds and metallic carbonates; see also inorganic c …

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  • 22intermetallic compound — noun : an alloy having a characteristic crystal structure and usually a definite composition not necessarily conforming with the normal rules of valence often distinguished from solid solution * * * /in teuhr mi tal ik, in / a compound of two or… …

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  • 23metallurgy — metallurgic, metallurgical, adj. metallurgically, adv. metallurgist /met l err jist/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jist/, n. /met l err jee/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jee/, n. 1. the technique or science of working or heating metals so as… …

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  • 24lake — lake1 /layk/, n. 1. a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil. 3. (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.) [bef. 1000; ME lak(e) …

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  • 25Course: Oblivion (Star Trek: Voyager) — Course: Oblivion Star Trek: Voyager episode Duplicates of Torres and Paris are wed Episode no …

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  • 26Atheneite — is a rare metallic compound commonly associated with palladium–gold deposits. It was discovered in 1974 by A.M. Clark, A.J. Criddle, and E.E. Fejer in the Minas Gerais mine in the town of Itabira, Brazil (Clark, 1974). Atheneite was also found in …

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  • 27lustred glass — or lustered glass Art glass of the Art Nouveau style, delicately iridescent with rich colours, mimicking the iridescent sheen produced by the corrosion of ancient buried glassware. In 1893 Louis Comfort Tiffany founded the Stourbridge Glass Co.… …

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  • 28lake — I [[t]leɪk[/t]] n. 1) geo a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land 2) any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME lak(e), lac(e) < OF lac < L lacus II lake [[t]leɪk[/t]] n. 1)… …

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  • 29lake — I. /leɪk / (say layk) noun 1. a body of water (fresh or salt) of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. some similar body of water or other liquid. 3. a surplus of a specified liquid commodity: a wine lake. Compare mountain (def. 4). {Middle… …

  • 30Gasoline additive — Gasoline additives increase gasoline s octane rating or act as corrosion inhibitors or lubricators, thus allowing the use of higher compression ratios for greater efficiency and power, however some carry heavy environmental risks. Types of… …

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