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• Soap
  [[Image:Decorative Soaps.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A collection of decorative soaps, usually found in hotels]] ...storically comes either in solid [[molding (process)|bars]] or in the form of a viscous liquid.
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• Polsten
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• Type 91 torpedo
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• Acetic acid
  ...reagent|chemical reagent]] and industrial chemical, used in the production of [[polyethylene terephthalate]] mainly used in soft drink bottles; [[cellulo ...mand of acetic acid is around 6.5&nbsp;million [[tonne]]s per year (Mt/a), of which approximately 1.5&nbsp;Mt/a is met by recycling; the remainder is man
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• Mercury (element)
  ...of any metal. A heavy, silvery [[d-block]] [[metal]], mercury is also one of the five [[liquid metal|metallic]] chemical elements that are [[liquid]] at ...f mercury (such as [[mercuric chloride]] or [[methylmercury]]), inhalation of mercury vapor, or eating seafood contaminated with mercury.
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• Propædia
  ...es listing the staff members, advisors and contributors to all three parts of the ''Britannica''. ==The Outline of Knowledge==
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• Plastic bottle
  ...], [[shampoo]], [[milk]], and [[ink]]. This article provides a description of common plastic container [[resin]] materials, their qualities, usages, and == History ==
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• Radar-absorbent material
  ...frequencies than others; there is no one RAM that is suited to absorption of all radar frequencies. ...lowed long-wavelength radar to track and shoot it down. RAM is only a part of achieving stealth.
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• Gemstone
  [[File:Gem.pebbles.800pix.labelled.jpg|thumb|250px|A selection of gemstone pebbles made by tumbling rough rock with abrasive grit, in a rotat ...ardstone carving]]s such as cups were major luxury art forms; the carvings of [[Carl Fabergé]] were the last significant works in this tradition.
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• Polypropylene
  ...erwear and carpets), [[stationery]], plastic parts and reusable containers of various types, laboratory equipment, [[loudspeakers]], automotive component ...r polypropylene had a volume of 45.1 million tons, which led to a turnover of about 65 billion US-dollars (47.4 billion Euro).<ref>{{cite web|title = Mar
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• Depleted uranium
  [[File:30mm DU slug.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The DU penetrator of a [[30 mm]] round<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060716085611/http://www ...shed from DU produced as a byproduct of uranium enrichment by the presence of [[uranium-236|U-236]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.un.org/News/Press/do
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• Refractory metals
  ...on.cws_home/405934/description#description | title = International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials | publisher = Elsevier| accessdate = 2 ...for [[fabrication (metal)|fabricating]] components from these metals. Some of their applications include tools to work metals at high temperatures, wire
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• Ruthenium
  ...l contacts and the production of thick-film resistors. A minor application of ruthenium is its use in some platinum [[alloy]]s. ...ugh broken, while the other, cigar-shaped end is relatively smooth.|A half of a pure, [[Electron beam melting|electron-beam remelted]] ruthenium bar]]
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• Sugar
  [[Image:Sugar 2xmacro.jpg|right|thumb|Magnification of grains of [[sucrose]], the most common sugar.]] ...ily comes from [[sugar cane]] and [[sugar beet]]. Other sugars are used in industrial food preparation, but are usually known by more specific names—[[glucose]
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• Fulling
  [[Image:Waulking 18th century engraving.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Engraving of Scotswomen waulking or fulling cloth, c. 1770]] ...er''', '''tucker''', or '''walker'''.<ref>Jones, Gareth ''Daniel Rhydderch of Aberloch'', reproduced from The Western Mail July 17, 1933 accessed at [htt
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• Tenterground
  ...s that we have the expression “on [[tenterhook]]s”, meaning in a state of nervous tension. ...n place names throughout the UK, including a street in [[Spitalfields]], [[London]].
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• History of clothing and textiles
  ...lk'', early 12th century painting by [[Emperor Huizong of Song]] (a remake of an 8th century original by artist [[Zhang Xuan]]), illustrates silk fabric [[Clothing]] and [[textile]]s have been enormously important throughout human history—so have their [[material]]s, production [[tool]]s and techniques, [[cultu
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• Terracotta
  [[File:Hanuman in Terra Cotta.jpg|thumb|A terracotta sculpture of [[Hanuman]] in [[India]]. The reddish color is due to iron oxide in the sou ...LouvreEG126.JPG|thumb|Rare terracotta image of [[Isis]] lamenting the loss of [[Osiris]] (Eighteenth Dynasty, Egypt) [[Musée du Louvre]], [[Paris]]]]
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• Stainless steel
  ...bjected in its lifetime. Stainless steel is used where both the properties of steel and resistance to corrosion are required. ...oxide. Stainless steels contain sufficient chromium to form a passive film of chromium oxide, which prevents further surface corrosion and blocks corrosi
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• Steel
  ...ss (materials science)|hardness]], [[ductility]], and [[tensile strength]] of the resulting steel. Steel with increased carbon content can be made harder ...which can contain a small amount of carbon, but it is included in the form of [[slag]] [[inclusion (casting)|inclusion]]s. Two distinguishing factors are
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