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81Plant lifecycle management — (PLM) differ from Product lifecycle management, by focusing to rise integration between the Logically, Physical and Technical data part of the plant model. The PLM model could be used through the plants whole lifecycle, covering: *Design,… …
82oil|seed — «OYL SEED», noun. any seed that yields oil, such as peanut, coconut, soybean, and cottonseed, especially the seed of an East Indian composite plant whose oil is used for lamps and as a condiment …
83oil grass — ▪ plant any of the 40 species of the genus Cymbopogon (family Poaceae), aromatic, oilcontaining grasses cultivated in the tropics of Asia and Africa and introduced into tropical America. Most species are densely tufted, with long, narrow,… …
84Oil stocks — Oil stocks include crude oil (including strategic reserves), unfinished oils, natural gas plant liquids, and refined petroleum products. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
85oil of ginger — oil of ginger, an aromatic oil of the ginger plant, used chiefly to season food and also as a medicine to relieve pain …
86castor-oil plant — Same as castor bean …
87Oil sands — The Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada, are a very large source of bitumen, which can be upgraded to synthetic crude oil. Bituminous sands, colloquially known as oil sands or tar sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit. The… …
88Oil refinery — Anacortes Refinery (Tesoro), on the north end of March Point southeast of Anacortes, Washington An oil refinery or petroleum refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful petroleum products,… …
89oil shale — Geol. a black or dark brown shale or siltstone rich in bitumens, from which shale oil is obtained by destructive distillation. [1870 75] * * * Any fine grained sedimentary rock that contains solid organic matter (kerogen) and yields significant… …
90Oil body — Not to be confused with Elaiosome, a multicellular structure found in seeds. An oil body is a lipid containing structure found in plant cells. The term can refer to at least two distinct kinds of structures in different kinds of plants. Contents… …
