| Low pressure refrigerant.
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| A strong flammable organic solvent.
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| see Tryglyphs and Metopes.
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| A standard measuring system based on the meter, decimally subdivided into centimeters and millimeters.
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| Handmade terra cotta-like tile, used mainly for floors; they vary in color, texture and appearance, from tile to tile and within each tile; available in squares up to 12 inches, hexagon, octagon, elongated hexagon, fleur de lis and other shapes; coated with various types of sealers because of their soft absorptive characteristics; the coatings provide a wearing surface on the pavers which would otherwise powder away under wear.
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| A low-ceilinged story between two main stories of a building; an intermediate story that projects in the form of a balcony.
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| Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association.
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| The practical unit of electrical conductance equal to the reciprocal of the ohm.
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| Mineral insulated sheathed cable.
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| Malleable Iron.
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| 1. Marble Institute of America, 33505 State Street, Farmington, MI 48335, (810) 476-5558. 2. Masonry Institute of America, formerly Masonry Research.
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| Methyl Isobutyl Ketone.
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| Extender pigment made from silicates of aluminum and potassium which are split into very thin plates or sheets; used as reinforcing pigment since it tends to rce checking and cracking.
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| Any of a group of silicate minerals with a layered structure.
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| One millionth part of unit specified.
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| Agents derived from or that are living organisms (for example, viruses, bacteria, fungi, and mammal and bird antigens) that can be inhaled and can cause many types of health effects including allergic reactions, respiratory disorders, hypersensitivity diseases, and infectious diseases.
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| Unit of condenser electrical capacity equal to 1/1,000,000 farad.
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| One millionth of a liter.
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| 1. A gauge for accurately measuring small distances or thicknesses. 2. A unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter; also called a Micron.
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| Instrument for measuring vacuums very close to a perfect vacuum.
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| A micrometer, one millionth of a meter.
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| An instrument that turns sound waves into electric current for the purposes of transmitting or recording music or voice.
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| Breaking up of macrozones into much smaller zones of specific earthquake intensity and activity.
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| An optical device found in a laboratory which has a surface for placing materials to be examined, and a lens which magnifies those materials.
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| One millionth of a volt.
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| One millionth of a watt.
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| An oven in which food is cooked by the heat produced as a result of short electromagnetic wave penetration of the food; the active element is the magnetron.
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| The zone of a two-way concrete slab that lies midway between columns.
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| A small hand trowel used for pointing and small confined areas.
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| A unit of length or thickness equal to 1/1000th of an inch.
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