zinc-coated sheet
121flatware — /flat wair /, n. 1. utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons, used at the table for serving and eating food. 2. dishes or containers for the table that are more or less flat, as plates and saucers (distinguished from hollowware). [1850 55; FLAT1 +… …
122mass spectrometry — or mass spectroscopy Analytic technique by which chemical substances are identified by sorting gaseous ions by mass using electric and magnetic fields. A mass spectrometer uses electrical means to detect the sorted ions, while a mass spectrograph …
123Architecture and Civil Engineering — ▪ 2009 Introduction Architecture For Notable Civil Engineering Projects in work or completed in 2008, see Table (Notable Civil Engineering Projects (in work or completed, 2008)). Beijing was the centre of the world of architecture… …
124ion-exchange reaction — ▪ chemical reaction Introduction any of a class of chemical reactions between two substances (each consisting of positively and negatively charged species called ions (ion)) that involves an exchange of one or more ionic components.… …
125Narco-submarine — A narco submarine seized in Ecuador in July 2010 A narco submarine (also called narco sub, drug sub and Bigfoot submarine) is a type of custom made ocean going self propelled submersible vessel built by drug traffickers to smuggle drugs. They are …
126CORRUGATED IRON — in general, sheet iron coated with zinc …
127zincrometal — The trademark of a special type of coil coated steel sheet with plastic and zinc dust coating, which is proving increasingly useful in automobile manufacture …
