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• Arc Welding
  ...<ref name=LE-1.1.5> Lincoln Electric (1994), p. 1.1-5. </ref> In 1919, the British shipbuilder Cammell Laird started construction of merchant ship, the ''Full ...isk of burns is significant. To prevent them, [[welder]]s wear protective clothing in the form of heavy leather gloves and protective long sleeve jackets to a
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• Rifampicin
  ...15/972 |title=When I Use a Word . . .I Mean It |accessdate=2009-07-10|work=British Medical Journal 1999;319(7215):972 (9 October)}}</ref> they decided to call ...n of sweat and tears is not directly noticeable, but sweat may stain light clothing orange, and tears may permanently stain soft contact lenses.
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• Mercury (element)
  [[Image:Pound-coin-floating-in-mercury.jpg|thumb|left|A [[One pound (British decimal coin)|pound coin]] (density ~7.6 g/cm³) floats in mercur ...wo sources for those kinds of information the US geological survey and the British geological survey: the USGS Mercury production: NA; Hg mines : None. BGS: M
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• Plastic recycling
  ...om/ Playback]<ref>http://www.thisisbrandx.com/2009/11/trashy-chic-recycled-clothing-from-playback.html</ref>. ...was founded in 2009 by the plastics industry with the aim of engaging the British public in a nationwide debate about the use, reuse and disposal of plastics
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• Giant Hogweed
  ...tregs/processes/367839/?lang=_e</ref> It is now widespread throughout the British Isles especially along riverbanks. By forming dense stands they can displac Children should be kept away from Giant Hogweed. Protective clothing, including eye protection, should be worn when handling or digging it. If s
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• D3o
  ...dee-three-oh) is a [[dilatant]] material developed by the [[United Kingdom|British]] chemical engineering company d3o Lab. d3o Lab was founded by [[Richard Pa ...rupt force, making it useful in [[Personal protective equipment|protective clothing]] in situations where the wearer may be exposed to [[blunt trauma]].
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• Sleeping bag
  An infant sleeping bag is a bag-like [[clothing|garment]] or covering worn by [[infant]]s for sleeping in. Infant sleeping The definition used in the British Standard<ref>British Standard [http://www.bsigroup.com/en/Shop/Publication-Detail/?pid=000000000
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• Glossary of textile manufacturing
  :[[Fiber]] or '''fibre''' (see [[American and British English spelling differences|spelling differences]]) is a class of [[materi :[[Flannel]] is a [[cloth]] that is commonly used to make [[clothing]] and bedsheets. It is usually made from either [[wool]], wool and [[cotton
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• Mercery
  * [[Wynne Ellis]], 19th century British mercer [[Category:British clothing]]
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• Webbing
  ...been replaced with more advanced materials. The webbing system used by the British Army today is known as [[Personal Load Carrying Equipment]]. [[Belt (clothing)|Belts]], [[suspenders]], [[Sandal (footwear)|sandal]]s and [[Handbag|purse
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• Textile preservation
  ...50px|[[Ainu people|Ainu]] ceremonial dress on display under glass in the [[British Museum]].]] ...f artifacts, including [[tapestry|tapestries]], [[carpet]]s, [[quilt]]s, [[clothing]], [[flag]]s and [[curtain]]s, as well as objects which ‘’contain’’
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• Tog (unit)
  ...g = 0.1 ''R''_SI. There is also a <b>[[Thermal comfort|clo]]</b> clothing unit equivalent to 0.155 ''R''_SI or 1.55 tog <ref>[http://ergo.h According to British retailer [[John Lewis Partnership|John Lewis]], tog guidelines for duvets a
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• Textile manufacturing by pre-industrial methods
  <!--British English--> *[[Timeline of clothing and textiles technology]]
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• Timeline of clothing and textiles technology
  '''Timeline of [[clothing]] and [[textile]]s [[technology]].''' {{seealso|History of clothing and textiles}}
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• Thuja plicata
  ...ca]]. It is the [[Provincial tree emblems of Canada|Provincial tree]] of [[British Columbia]], and has extensive applications for the indigenous [[First Natio ...coastal forests but with a disjunct inland population in the southeast of British Columbia, the extreme southwest of [[Alberta]], northern [[Idaho]] and west
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• Lime plaster
  ...tral when carbonated). As such, the use of protective goggles, gloves, and clothing are necessary when working with lime. Clean water should also be kept readi ...the durability of lime plaster.<ref>J.N. Tubb, ''Canaanites'', London, The British Museum Press, 1998</ref>
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• Hemp
  ...acture of [[cordage]] of varying [[Tension (mechanics)|tensile strength]], clothing, and nutritional products. The ''[[bast fibre]]s'' can be used in 100% hemp ...a fibre crop. There is archaeological evidence that cannabis was used for clothing and the seeds were eaten in Japan right back to the [[Jōmon period]] (10,0
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• Insulation (list of insulation material)
  ! [[foot (length)|ft]]²·[[Fahrenheit|°F]]·[[hour|h]]/([[British thermal unit|BTU]]·in) ! {{rh}} | [[Thinsulate]] clothing insulation
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• Confined space
  ...ctim. One example was in 2006 at the decommissioned [[Sullivan Mine]] in [[British Columbia, Canada]] when one initial victim and then three rescuers all died ...evel of 21%. When oxygen content exceeds 21%, flammable materials, such as clothing and hair, will burn more violently if ignited. Oxygen excess may reduce the
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• Dry cleaning
  '''Dry cleaning''' (or '''dry-cleaning''') is any cleaning process for [[clothing]] and [[textile]]s using a chemical [[solvent]] rather than [[water]]. The This changed when the British dry-cleaning equipment company Spencer introduced the first in-shop machine
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