| Finely divided or colloidal in nature.
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| An admixture capable of increasing the fluidity of pastes, mortars, or concretes by rction of interparticle attraction; material used to aid in holding finely divided matter in dispersed state
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| 1.Suspension of one substance in another. 2. A suspension of very fine particles in a liquid medium, as in paints.
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| See Piston Displacement.
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| Movement away from a fixed reference point.
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| See Leaching Field.
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| A complete body suit worn by persons entering a hazardous materials area or handling hazardous materials.
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| 1. The process of disposing of something. 2. Garbage Disposal Unit.
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| 1. A water paint in which the pigment is mixed with white or yolk of egg, casein or size and which is used for mural decoration. 2. Broadly any of numerous water-based paints for general, especially for household use.
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| Ability to be stretched.
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| A condensed product produced by cooling vapors of a material heated sufficiently to drive off part of the material in the form of vapor.
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| The process of vaporizing a liquid with heat and condensing the vapor to a liquid for the purpose of purification, fractionation, and forming new substances.
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| A building or place where alcoholic liquor is distilled.
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| Fluid-reclaiming device used to reclaim used refrigerants; reclaiming is usually done by vaporizing and then recondensing the refrigerant.
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| 1. The quality or state of being twisted out of a natural, normal, or original shape or condition. 2. A lack of proportion in an optical image resulting from defects in the optical system. 3. Faulty reproduction of radio sound or a television picture, caused by change in the wave form of the original signal. 4. Pavement distortion is any change of the pavement surface from its original shape.
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| A load on a structural member that is evenly applied along its entire length.
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| The piping in a building that distribute the water received from the Service Pipe.
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| The main feed line terminus of an electrical service to which branch circuits are connected.
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| The main electrical control center, which contains switches or circuit breakers, is connected to the service wires, and delivers current to the various branch circuits.
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| A transverse thickening of a one-way concrete joist structure used to allow the joists to share concentrated loads.
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| 1. The movement of fresh concrete to its placement point. 2. The circulation of collected heat to living areas from collectors or storage. 3. The movement of any fluid or current to its end point.
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| A building or structure having two columns in front.
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| A long narrow excavation dug in the earth for foundation walls, sewer systems, irrigation systems, electrical cable lines, and utilities; a trench.
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| See Hospital Divider.
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| See Terrazzo Divider.
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| A drafting tool, like a compass, but with two adjustable sharp points; used for marking out and scribing edges.
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| A narrow platform, often equipped with a spring and raised off the pool deck by a ladder, attached to the edge of a pool and extending over the water, used to give divers altitude and lift.
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| Rigid stand for diving.
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| Do it yourself.
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| A standard Steel Joist Institute designation for longspan steel joists.
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