A line drawn through geographical points where a given seasonal biological event occurs on the same date.

A chemical element that can be used as a fuel since it has a very high energy content.

A single photovoltaic device.

A solar energy system designed to provide heat to individual rooms in a building.

Hundred weight (United States, 100 pounds: U.K.,112)

Instructions given by a shipper to a bank indicating that documents transferring title to goods should be delivered to the buyer only upon the buyer's acceptance of the attached draft.

The successor to the European Currency Unit (ECU) as the European currency. The euro was introduced.

A person or company acquiring.

A chemical element (impurity) added in small amounts to an otherwise pure semiconductor material to modify the electrical properties of the material. An n-dopant introduces more electrons. A p-dopant creates electron vacancies (holes).

A body of water that contains brackish (highly saline) water that forms layers of differing salinity (stratifies) that absorb and trap solar energy. Solar ponds can be used to provide heat for industrial or agricultural processes, building heating and coo ...

To fill in the seams with cotton or oakum.

Going toward the direction of the wind, by alternate tacks.

The truck unit into which freight is loaded as in tractor trailer combination. See Container.

In lore, the flag flown by a pirate ship - a white skull on a black background with crossed bones below the skull - although there is no evidence that such a flag was ever flown.

Insurance which covers the monthly payments on an outstanding debt for a fixed period, in the event.

An endowment policy in which the savings element is significantly.

An income tax coding allocated to people who pay tax at the higher rate.

Removing cargo from a container (devanning).

The specified amount a policyholder must bear before the insurers pay a claim. The inclusion of an.