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Term Definition
Main. The chief pipe, duct, or cable in any electrical, water, gas, sewer, vent or other utility system.  
Maintenance Equipment. Any of a variety of implements to maintain and clean areas or equipment.  
Maintenance Painting. 1. Repair painting; any painting after the initial paint job. 2. All painting except that done solely for aesthetics.  
Maintenance. The systematic upkeep of property or equipment.  
Maisonette. 1. A small house. 2. An apartment on two floors.  
Maisoning. The process of planning and carrying out the keying and master keying of a building; especially complex systems as in hotels and office buildings.  
Majolica. 1. Earthenware with an opaque luster glaze and overglaze colored decorations. 2. Any decorated earthenware having an opaque glaze.  
Make-Up Air. Fresh air brought into a building from outdoors through the ventilation system and that has not been previously circulated through the system.  
Make-Up Water. Fresh water used to fill or refill a swimming pool.  
Male Thread. Outside threads on a pipe or fitting.  
Maleic Resins. Resins based on reaction between maleic anhydride or maleic acid with glycerine and rosins.  
Malice. A conscious desire to do harm.  
Malicious Prosecution. Pursuing a lawsuit without probable cause.  
Mall. 1. A sheltered walk or promenade. 2. A shopping area grouped around a common pedestrian way.  
Malleable Iron. Iron that can be hammered or bent without breaking.  
Malleable Strap. A metal fastening plate that can be hammered or bent without breaking.  
Malleable. Of metals, capable of being formed into new shapes by hammering and bending.  
Mallet. A hammer with a wooden head.  
Malpractice Insurance. see Errors and Omissions Insurance.  
Malpractice. Negligent act or omission of a professional.  
Managerial Competence. An aptitude for management and fulfilling of all the responsibilities inherent in the managerial functions such as planning, control, cooperation, and communication.  
Mandrel Test. A physical bending test for adhesion and flexibility.  
Mandrel. 1. A tapered axle inserted into a hole in a piece of work to support it during machining. 2. A metal bar used as a core around which material may be cast, molded, forged, bent, or otherwise formed. 3. The shaft and bearings on which a tool is mounted, as in a drill or circular saw.  
Manganese. 1. A greyish-white, hard and brittle, metallic chemical element that resembles iron but is not magnetic. 2. A mineral that is contained in the clay used for brickmaking.  
Manhole Base. The cast iron frame into which a manhole cover fits.  
Manhole Cover. A heavy, round or square, steel or iron cover used to gain access to underground work through a manhole.  
Manhole Removal. The act or process excavating an existing manhole and removing it.  
Manhole, Communication. see Communication Manhole.  
Manhole, Electric. see Electric Manhole.  
Manhole, Watertight. see Watertight Manhole.  

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