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1sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… …
2Permeability — Permeability, permeable and semipermeable have several meanings:*Permeability (electromagnetism), the degree of magnetization of a material in response to a magnetic field *Permeability (earth sciences), a measure of the ability of a material… …
3Permeability (earth sciences) — Permeability in the earth sciences (commonly symbolized as κ , or k ) is a measure of the ability of a material (typically, a rock or unconsolidated material) to transmit fluids. It is of great importance in determining the flow characteristics… …
4Industrial Review — ▪ 1994 Introduction The period since 1990 was proving a difficult time for the older industrialized economies, which had suffered from prolonged recession at home, and also for the previously centrally planned economies of Eastern Europe… …
5Fluid conductance — is related to the rate at which a unit of material can transmit fluids, and is used mainly in hydrology in relation to river and lake bottoms. It is an application of intrinsic permeability to a unit of material with a defined area and… …
6Drilling fluid — This article is about fluids used when drilling a well. For fluids used with drill bits during metal working, see cutting fluid. Driller pouring a foaming agent down the rod string on a drilling rig In geotechnical engineering, drilling fluid is… …
7animal disease — ▪ non human Introduction an impairment of the normal state of an animal that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. Concern with diseases that afflict animals dates from the earliest human contacts with animals and is reflected… …
8Lubricant — A lubricant is a substance introduced to reduce friction between moving surfaces. It may also have the function of transporting foreign particles and of distributing heat. The property of reducing friction is known as lubricity. A good lubricant… …
9Drilling mud — In geotechnical engineering, drilling mud, also known as spud mud (when beginning the drilling process), is a drilling fluid used to drill boreholes into the earth. Often used while drilling oil and natural gas wells and on exploration drilling… …
10Traditional Chinese medicine — Alternative medical systems Traditional Chinese medicin …
