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Term Definition
Sole Ownership. A business owned entirely by one person.  
Sole Plate. The horizontal piece of dimension lumber to which the bottom of the studs are attached in a wall of a light frame building.  
Sole Proprietor. The sole owner of a business.  
Sole Proprietorship. same as sole ownership.  
Solenoid Valve. A valve that is actuated by an electric solenoid.  
Solenoid. A cylindrical coil of wire acting as an electromagnet when a current flows.  
Solid Block. A concrete masonry block with small or no internal cavities.  
Solid Casting. Forming castings by introducing a body slip into a porous mold which usually consists of two major sections, one section forming the contour of the inside of the object and allowing a solid cast to form between the two mold faces.  
Solid Core Door. A flush door with no internal cavities.  
Solid Core. An object with no internal cavities.  
Solid Door. A door which is constructed with solid materials.  
Solid Masonry Unit. A unit whose net cross-sectional area in every plane parallel to the bearing surface is 75% or more of its gross cross-sectional area measured in the same plane.  
Solid Mopping. The mopping of a continuous roof surface area with no areas left unmopped.  
Solid Slab. A concrete slab, without ribs or voids, that spans between beams or bearing walls.  
Solid. 1. Firm and stable in shape and volume. 2. Having three dimensions. 3. Of the same substance throughout. 4. Without cavities. 5. One of the three states of matter; compare with Liquid and Gas. 6. Nonvolatile portion of paint.  
Solids Volume. In paint, percentage of total volume occupied by nonvolatiles.  
Solids. In paint, the dry ingredients remaining after evaporation of all volatile solvent or water; not a fluid and not flowable.  
Solubility. 1. Degree to which a substance may be dissolved. 2. A measure of the purity of an asphalt cement; the portion of the asphalt cement that is soluble in a specified solvent such as trichloroethylene; inert matter, such as salts, free carbon, or non-organic contaminants are insoluble.  
Solubility. A measure of the purity of an asphalt cement. The portion of the asphalt cement that is soluble in a specified solvent such as trichloroethylene. Inert matter, such as salts, free carbon, or non-organic contaminants are insoluble.  
Soluble Salts. A mineral that is usually present in the clay used for the making of bricks.  
Soluble. Describes the property of a substance to dissolve in another and form a solution; for example, sugar is soluble in water.  
Solution Dyeing. Adding dye or colored pigments to synthetic material while in liquid solution before extrusion into fiber.  
Solution. The process by which a substance (solid, liquid, or gas) is homogeneously mixed with a liquid, called the solvent, and the mixture being incapable of mechanical separation into its components; alloys and amalgams are solutions of metals in metal; brines are solutions of a salt in water; syrups are solutions of sugars in water; solution should not be confused or used interchangeably with such terms as dispersion, suspension, or emulsion.  
Solvent Adhesive. An adhesive having a volatile organic liquid as a vehicle, not including water-based adhesives.  
Solvent Balance. Ratio of amounts of different solvents in a mixture of solvents.  
Solvent Cement. A solvent adhesive that contains a solvent that dissolves or softens the surfaces of plastic pipe being bonded so that the pipe assembly becomes essentially one piece of the same pipe of plastic.  
Solvent Release. Ability to permit solvents to evaporate.  
Solvent Wash. Cleaning with a solvent.  
Solvent. 1. Having the money to pay all legal debts. 2. Able to dissolve or form a solution.  
Sone. Calculated sound loudness rating.  

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