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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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SEMICONDUCTOR TERMS

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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SENSOR AND SENSORS TERMINOLOGY

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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TECHNICAL TERMS

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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TOTALIZERS AND ODOMETERS

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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WASTE WATER TERMS

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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WATER AND WASTEWATER TERMS

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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WATER TERMINOLOGY

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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METEOROLOGICAL WEATHER STATION TERMS

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 TERMS

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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