A coating consisting of' a compound of the surface metal, produced by chemical or electrochemical treatments of the metal. Examples include chromate coatings on zinc, cadmium, magnesium, and aluminum and oxide and phosphate coatings on steel. See also chr ...

Abbreviation for "Beneficial Cargo Owner." Refers to the importer of record, who physically takes possession of cargo at destination and does not act as a third party in the movement of such goods.

A crystal that has a treelike branching pattern, being most evident in cast metals, slowly cooled through the solidification range.

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Notice of Protest (see LOP)

Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

A thin, inhibiting paint, usually chromate pigmented with a polyvinyl butyrate binder.

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An accelerated corrosion test for electrodeposits.

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American National Standards Institute.

A substance that reduces the surface tension of a liquid, thereby causing it to spread more readily on a solid surface.

European Currency Unit.

The owners of a ship are entitled to payment as freight for merchandise returned through the fault of either the consignees or the consignors. Such payment, which is over and above the normal freight, is called backfreight.

A unit of signaling speed representing the number of code elements sent per second; often, bits per second.

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Solar radiation that is not scattered by dust or water droplets.

That part of the ocean lying below 300 fathoms from the surface.

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