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111Cathodic protection — (CP) is a technique to control the corrosion of a metal surface by making it work as a cathode of an electrochemical cell. This is achieved by placing in contact with the metal to be protected another more easily corroded metal to act as the… …
112Copper extraction techniques — This article is about historical production methods. For modern methods, see Flash smelting. The Chino open pit copper mine in New Mexico …
113Christopher Ironside — FSIA 1970, OBE 1971, FRBS 1977 (11 July 1913 – 13 July 1992) was an English painter and coin designer, particularly known for the reverse sides of the new British coins issued on decimalisation in 1971. He began his career as a painter, studying… …
114Japanese Industrial Standards — This article is about Japanese Industrial Standards in general; see JIS encoding for the character encoding used in representing the Japanese language for computer software and communication. Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) specifies the… …
115magnesium processing — Introduction preparation of the ore for use in various products. Magnesium (Mg) is a silvery white metal that is similar in appearance to aluminum but weighs one third less. With a density of only 1.738 grams per cubic centimetre, it… …
116Diet and cancer — are associated. While it is not yet possible to provide quantitative estimates of the overall risks, it has been estimated that 35 percent of cancer deaths may be related to dietary factors.[1] Almost all cancers (80–90%) are caused by… …
117environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
118Metal fume fever — Classification and external resources ICD 10 T59.9 ICD 9 987.8 Metal fume fever also known as brass founders ague, brass shakes …
119chemical reaction — Any chemical process in which substances are changed into different ones, with different properties, as distinct from changing position or form (phase). Chemical reactions involve the rupture or rearrangement of the bonds holding atoms together… …
120Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
