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101heatstroke — /heet strohk /, n. a disturbance of the temperature regulating mechanisms of the body caused by overexposure to excessive heat, resulting in fever, hot and dry skin, and rapid pulse, sometimes progressing to delirium and coma. [1870 75; HEAT +… …
102Electric resistance welding — (ERW) refers to a group of welding processes such as spot and seam welding that produce coalescence of faying surfaces where heat to form the weld is generated by the electical reistance of material vs the time and the force used to hold the… …
103Madeira wine — Madeira is a fortified Portuguese wine made in the Madeira Islands. The wine is produced in a variety of styles ranging from dry wines which can be consumed on their own as an aperitif, to sweet wines more usually consumed with dessert. Cheaper… …
104burn — 1. To cause a lesion by heat or a similar lesion by some other agent. 2. A sensation of pain caused by excessive heat, or similar pain from any cause. 3. A lesion caused by heat o …
105Capsaicin — Chembox new ImageFile1 = Capsaicin chemical structure.png ImageSize1 = 250px ImageFile2 = Capsaicin 3D vdW.png ImageSize2 = 250px IUPACName = 8 Methyl N vanillyl trans 6 nonenamide OtherNames = (E) N (4 Hydroxy 3 methoxybenzyl) 8 methylnon 6… …
106Xbox 360 technical problems — The Xbox 360 video game console is subject to a number of technical problems that can render it unusable. Some, but not all, of these problems are identified as general hardware failures, and are indicated by three flashing red lights around the… …
107Installing building insulation — Due to the variety of building insulation materials available and the various building elements that may require insulation, there are a number of ways of installing building insulation.Where to insulateWhere to insulate depends on where your… …
108Cold — For the virus, see Common cold. For the post grunge band, see Cold (band). For other uses, see Cold (disambiguation). An Iceberg Cold (having less heat) refers to the condition or subjective perception of having low temperature. The c …
109mammal — mammallike, adj. /mam euhl/, n. any vertebrate of the class Mammalia, having the body more or less covered with hair, nourishing the young with milk from the mammary glands, and, with the exception of the egg laying monotremes, giving birth to… …
110List of power outages — This is a list of notable wide scale power outages.1965* The Northeast Blackout of 1965 in the USA on November 9, 1965.1974* A freak early season blizzard on October 13, 1974 caused a major power outage that affected more than a million customers …
