(ECGD) The government department which helps companies finance exports, mainly by insuring them against the.

The situation which exists when a person dies without making a will. The person is then said to have.

Same as atmometer.

A c.g.s. (centimeter-gram-second) unit of mass. Originally defined as the mass of 1 cubic centimeter of water at 4

(1) The edge where the deck joins the hull; top edge of bulwarks. (2) The railing around the deck.

A unit trust which invests in other unit trusts, providing the investor with double diversification..

The top of a wave.

Point of Service Medical Plan.

A method of payment for goods in which the buyer pays the seller in advance of the shipment of goods. Usually employed when the goods, such as specialized machinery, are built to order.

The inability of a person or company to settle debts when they become.

A strong wind characterized by a sudden onset, a duration on the order of minutes, and a rather sudden decrease in speed.

International Oil Pollution Fund

Machines in which the compressing element is a piston having a reciprocating motion in a cylinder.

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The direction at right angles to a ship's heading or the line of her keel

The settings on a pressure switch used to either load or unload the air compressor on a constant speed application, or start or stop the compressor on a start/stop application. The cut out pressure is also known as the maximum pressure, or the point at wh ...

An approximate unit of heat produced by a resting person, equal to about 18.5 Btu per square foot per hour.

The turning or twisting force generated by an electrical motor in order for it to operate.

A negatively charged ion.

Corrosion testing in a boiling solution of nitric acid. This test is mainly used to detect the susceptibilty to intergranular corrosion of stainless steel.