PALM OIL GLOSSARY
AntioxidantAn Antioxidant is a substance that will inhibit oxidation. Antioxidants are usually added to fats and oil and provide more stability and longer shelf life by delaying the onset of...
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Some Terms used in the Semiconductor Technology Acceptor Impurity An impurity added to an intrinsic semiconductor that will accept an electron from a neighboring atom to create a hole. Active Device A...
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Absolute Humidity - the mass of water vapor in a unit volume of gas mixture Absolute Pressure - the pressure exerted on a vacuum Acceleration - the time rate of change of velocity Adiabatic - a process...
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AAbnormal Failure: An artificially induced failure of a component, usually as a result of "abnormals" testing for regulatory agency safety compliance. Absolute Pressure Transducer: A transducer that...
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Most flow signals are normally regarded as rate signals. For example the Speedometer in your vehicle whether it is a needle or a digital device will go up and down according to the actual speed you...
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Activated SludgeThe term "activated sludge" refers to a brownish flocculent culture of organisms developed in aeration tanks under controlled conditions. It is also Sludge floc produced in raw or...
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Some Water and Waste Terminology Activated Carbon Filter: Water treatment process to remove taste, odor, some organic compounds, and radon. Adsorption: retention of a substance by soil particles....
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A acid - a substance that has a pH value between 0 and 7 acid deposition ("acid rain") - water that falls to or condenses on the Earth's surface as rain, drizzle, snow, sleet, hail, dew, frost, or fog...
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A absolute humidity: the ratio of the mass of water vapor to the volume of air in which it is present.(g/m^3) acid rain: rain that has become acidic after contact with certain atmospheric gases...
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Mining Terminology Abutment - In coal mining, the weight of the rocks above a narrow roadway is transferred to the solid coal along the sides, which act as abutments of the arch of strata spanning...
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