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51Uranium mining — The Ranger Uranium Mine in Australia …
52Olefin fiber — is a synthetic fiber made from a polyolefin, such as polypropylene or polyethylene. It is used in wallpaper, ropes, and vehicle interiors. Olefin s advantages are its strength, colourfastness and comfort, stain, mildew, abrasion and sunlight… …
53Orbiting Frog Otolith — A bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), the species which travelled on the OFO A flight The Orbiting Frog Otolith (OFO) spacecraft …
54cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… …
55fuller's earth — an absorbent clay, used esp. for removing grease from fabrics, in fulling cloth, as a filter, and as a dusting powder. [1515 25] * * * ▪ clay any fine grained, naturally occurring earthy substance that has a substantial ability to adsorb… …
56ramie — /ram ee, ray mee/, n. 1. an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used esp. in making textiles. 2. the fiber itself. [1810 20; < Malay rami a kind of grass] * * * ▪ plant any of several fibre yielding plants… …
57surgery — /serr jeuh ree/, n., pl. surgeries for 3 5. 1. the art, practice, or work of treating diseases, injuries, or deformities by manual or operative procedures. 2. the branch of medicine concerned with such treatment. 3. treatment, as an operation,… …
58Pathogen inactivation — A process designed to eliminate most pathogens viruses, bacteria and fungi from water, air or donated blood. Sewage purification systems depend upon pathogen inactivation to purify water to the extent it may sometimes even be safe enough to drink …
59Pulp (paper) — Fibres in wood pulp Pulp is a lignocellulosic fibrous material prepared by chemically or mechanically separating cellulose fibres from wood, fibre crops or waste paper. Wood pulp is the most common raw material in papermaking. Contents …
60sponge — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Band Aid, Finnish bath, India rubber, Japanese bath, Loch Ness monster, Russian bath, Swedish bath, Turkish bath, ablution, absorb, absorbency, absorbent, absorption, adhesive tape, adsorb, adsorbent,… …
