scrubbing oil
91Copper alloys in aquaculture — A copper alloy pen that has been deployed on a fish farm at depth of 14 feet for one year shows no signs of biofouling. Recently, copper alloys have become important netting materials in aquaculture (the farming of aquatic organisms including… …
92Glossary of textile manufacturing — For terms specifically related to sewing, see Glossary of sewing terms. For terms specifically related to dyeing, see Glossary of dyeing terms. The manufacture of textiles is one of the oldest of human technologies. To make textiles, the first… …
93Mass finishing — is a group of manufacturing processes that allow large quantities of parts to be simultaneously finished. The goal of this type of finishing is to burnish, deburr, clean, radius, de flash, descale, remove rust, polish, brighten, surface harden,… …
94Polishing (metalworking) — Buffing redirects here. For the concept in cosmetics, see Nail buffing. Polishing and buffing are finishing processes for smoothing a workpiece s surface using an abrasive and a work wheel. Technically polishing refers to processes that use an… …
95spillionaire — n. A person who receives a large settlement as compensation for an oil spill. Example Citation: Researchers now suspect that much of the most costly clean up in history, the summers spent scrubbing individual beach stones and rehabilitating… …
96sorcery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Magic Nouns 1. sorcery; the occult; magic, the black art, necromancy, theurgy, thaumaturgy; demonology, diablerie, bedevilment, devil worship, diabolism; voodoo, obeah, hoodoo, macumba, santeria;… …
97brush — brush1 S3 [brʌʃ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(object for cleaning/painting)¦ 2¦(trees)¦ 3¦(movement)¦ 4¦(touch)¦ 5 6¦(tail)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1, 3 6; Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Early French broisse, from Old French broce ( …
98stand — stand1 W1S1 [stænd] v past tense and past participle stood [stud] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(be on feet)¦ 2¦(rise)¦ 3¦(step)¦ 4¦(in a particular position)¦ 5¦(in a state/condition)¦ 6¦(not like)¦ 7¦(accept a situation)¦ 8¦(be good enough)¦ 9 …
99polish — v 1. wax, buff, burnish, rub down, smooth; shine, gloss, luster, brighten, glaze, Scot, and North. Eng. sheen; abrade, grind, pumice, scour, scrub, clean. 2. sparkle, glitter, gleam, glisten, shimmer, glow, beam, radiate. 3. perfect, consummate,… …
100benzene — [ben′zēn, ben zēn′] n. [ BENZ(OIC) + ENE] a clear, flammable, poisonous, aromatic liquid, C6H6, obtained by scrubbing coal gas with oil and by the fractional distillation of coal tar: it is used as a solvent and in making a vast number of… …
