A compound that causes reduction, thereby itself becoming oxidized.

A knot used to tie two lines together.

Energy generated from an electromagnetic field produced by an electric current flowing through a superconducting wire kept at a specific low temperature.

A safe anchorage, protected from most storms; may be natural or man-made, with breakwaters and jetties; a place for docking and loading.

Method of settling disputes which is usually binding on parties. A clause usually in a charter party.

A fluid used to absorb and transfer heat energy.

An instrument for measuring the difference of the solar radiation falling on both sides of a horizontal surface from the whole hemisphere.

Carriage and Insurance Paid To

Is the ratio of the thermodynamic work requirement in the cylinder to actual brake horsepower requirement.

Motor

Canvas, wood or rope used over the side to protect a vessel from chafing when alongside another vessel or a dock.

A low headroom space below decks used for provisions or spare parts, or miscellaneous storage.

A rain gauge which automatically records the amount of precipitation collected, as a function of time.

Value of soil moisture, expressed as a percentage of the mass of dry soil, below which a plant living in the soil dies by wilting.

A device consisting of a heat transfer system, a moisture elimination system and a refrigeration system designed to improve the quality of the air and reduce the temperature of the air.

Provisional

Reversing

An embargo imposed by a Government against another country.

For valves and fittings, implies that they are suitable for working pressures between 125 to 175 pounds per square inch.

U.S. Commerce Department document, "Shipper's Export Declaration."