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  • 101salt — 1) a measure of the presence of last on the surface of a commercially prepared fish. Ranges from slight (a fine powder) to moderate (fish colour obscured by salt) in fillets and in other applications from slight (fine salt not obscuring colour… …

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  • 102Frenchdressing — French dressing n. 1. A salad dressing of oil, vinegar, and seasonings. 2. A commercially prepared creamy salad dressing that is usually pinkish in color and often sweet. * * * …

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  • 103softdrink — soft drink n. In both senses also called soda pop, also called regionally cold drink, drink, pop1, soda, soda water, tonic. 1. A nonalcoholic, flavored, carbonated beverage, usually commercially prepared and sold in bottles or cans. 2. A serving… …

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  • 104bouillon — /bool yon, yeuhn/; Fr. /booh yawonn /, n. a clear, usually seasoned broth made by straining water in which beef, chicken, etc., has been cooked, or by dissolving a commercially prepared bouillon cube or cubes in hot water. [1650 60; < F, equiv.&#8230; …

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  • 105ethanolamine — /eth euh nol euh meen , noh leuh , neuh lam in/, n. Chem. a viscous liquid with an odor of ammonia, C2H7NO, used to remove carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide from natural gas, and in the manufacture of antibiotics. Also called colamine. [1895&#8230; …

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  • 106hoisin sauce — /hoy sin, hoy sin /, Chinese Cookery. a thick, sweet, spicy condiment containing soybeans, sugar, garlic, and chili peppers, used in cooking or as an accompaniment to meat, fish, or poultry, esp. Peking duck. [1960 65; < dial. Chin (Guangdong)&#8230; …

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  • 107mix — mixable, adj. mixability, mixableness, n. /miks/, v., mixed or mixt, mixing, n. v.t. 1. to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents. 2. to put&#8230; …

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  • 108testosterone — /tes tos teuh rohn /, n. 1. Biochem. the sex hormone, C19H28O2, secreted by the testes, that stimulates the development of male sex organs, secondary sexual traits, and sperm. 2. Pharm. a commercially prepared form of this compound, originally&#8230; …

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  • 109magnetic ceramics — Introduction       oxide materials that exhibit a certain type of permanent magnetization called ferrimagnetism. Commercially prepared magnetic ceramics are used in a variety of permanent magnet, transformer, telecommunications, and information&#8230; …

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  • 110Polke, Sigmar — ▪ German artist born Feb. 13, 1941, Oels, E.Ger. [now Oleśnica, Pol.]       German artist whose complex and layered paintings played an important role in the resurgence of modern German art.       Polke emigrated with his family from East Germany …

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