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A relative measure of flammability that is determined as follows. A sample is ignited in an oxygen/nitrogen atmosphere. The oxygen content is adjusted until the minimum required to sustain steady burning is found. The higher the value, the lower the flammability.
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A device for producing an intense beam of coherent light. It is used for cutting, spectroscopy, photography, biomedical investigations, etc.
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A milky fluid found in certain cells of some families of seed plants. Latex is the raw material from which rubber is made.
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A method of constructing fabric by interlocking series of loops of one or more yarns.
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A bast fiber used for sacking, burlap, and twine as a backing material for tufted carpets.
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1. A woven or felted tubular sleeve for covering and shrinking on a machine roll.
2. A short coat.
3. In polymer manufacture, an external shell around a reaction vessel. For example, jacketed vessels are used when heat-transfer medium is circulated around the vessel.
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1. The amount of energy per unit (space, charge, time).<br>2. The brilliance of a color.<br>3. The brightness of light.
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Polymerization in which two reactive monomers, each dissolved in different solvents that are mutually immiscible, react at the interface between the two solutions.
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A chemical added to start a reaction such as polymerization. Unlike catalysts, initiators may be consumed during the reaction.
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