Plasticizer — Plasticizers are additives that increase the plasticity or fluidity of the material to which they are added, these include plastics, cement, concrete, wallboard and clay bodies. Although the same compounds are often used for both plastics and… … Wikipedia
resin — 1. An amorphous brittle substance consisting of the hardened secretion of a number of plants, probably derived from a volatile oil and similar to a stearoptene. 2. SYN: rosin. 3. A precipitate formed by the addition of water to certain tinctures … Medical dictionary
Scanning electron microscope — These pollen grains taken on an SEM show the characteristic depth of field of SEM micrographs … Wikipedia
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Dice — For other uses, see Dice (disambiguation). Four coloured dice showing all six possible sides (on a right handed, 6 sided die with pips) A die (plural dice, from Old French dé, from Latin datum something which is given or played )[1] … Wikipedia
Plastination — is a technique used in anatomy to preserve bodies or body parts. The water and fat are replaced by certain plastics, yielding specimens that can be touched, do not smell or decay, and even retain most microscopic properties of the original sample … Wikipedia
Pykrete — is a composite material made of approximately 45 percent sawdust or some other form of wood pulp (such as paper) and 55 percent ice by weight. The properties of such a composite were apparently first noted by a couple of researchers at… … Wikipedia
Land, Edwin Herbert — ▪ American inventor and physicist born May 7, 1909, Bridgeport, Conn., U.S. died March 1, 1991, Cambridge, Mass. American inventor and physicist whose one step process for developing and printing photographs culminated in a revolution in… … Universalium
insert — [1] When referring to bearings it indicates a replaceable shell type bearing made to extremely close tolerances and generally used for main bearings and connecting rod bearings. [2] When referring to valves it indicates replaceable valve seats… … Dictionary of automotive terms
epoxy resins — or epoxide resins plural noun Synthetic polymers used as structural plastics, surface coatings, adhesives and for encapsulating and embedding electronic components • • • Main Entry: ↑epoxy … Useful english dictionary
epoxide resins — epoxy resins or epoxide resins plural noun Synthetic polymers used as structural plastics, surface coatings, adhesives and for encapsulating and embedding electronic components • • • Main Entry: ↑epoxy … Useful english dictionary