stripping
71Strip or stripping ratio — The amount of overburden that must be removed to gain access to a unit amount of coal. A stripping ratio may be expressed as (1) thickness of overburden to thickness of coal, (2) volume of overburden to volume coal, (3) weight of overburden to… …
72asset stripping — A pejorative term for the deliberate depletion of *assets in an organization. Asset stripping often occurs following an *acquisition (definition 2), when an acquirer believes that the breakup of a purchased organization’s assets can enhance their …
73steam stripping — distiliavimas vandens garais statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Lengvai verdančio komponento pašalinimas iš mišinio leidžiant į jį vandens garus. atitikmenys: angl. steam distillation; steam stripping; stripping rus. десорбция паром; отгонка… …
74Vein stripping — is a surgical procedure done under general anaesthetic to remove varicose veins. The surgery involves making one or more incisions upon the desired area (usually the groin or leg) followed by insertion of a special wire into the vein. The wire is …
75Altar, Stripping of an — • Removal of the altar cloths, vases of flowers, antipendium, and other ornaments, so that nothing remains but the cross and the candlesticks with the candles extinguished Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …
76asset stripping — Where a business is acquired and the assets are sold off separately to realise a profit. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …
77Asset Stripping — The process of buying an undervalued company with the intent to sell off its assets for a profit. The individual assets of the company, such as its equipment and property, may be more valuable than the company as a whole due to such factors as… …
78lien stripping — In the consumer bankruptcy context, a strategy often employed by chapter 13 debtors to reduce the amount of a secured claim to the actual value of the collateral where the secured claim is undersecured (the debt is greater than the value of the… …
79coupon stripping — Taking a coupon paying bond and selling on each of its coupons separately as zero coupon bonds in their own right. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary Coupon stripping is the process whereby interest coupons for future payment dates …
80Descemet stripping — removal of the posterior limiting lamina (Descemet membrane) along with the rest of the inner surface of the retina without removing other layers; see Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty, under keratoplasty …
