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• Building insulation materials
  {{Mergeto|Building insulation|discuss=Talk:Building insulation|date=August 2009}} ...ics/isocyanates/ |title=NIOSH US government fact sheet |publisher=Cdc.gov |date=2008-02-11 |accessdate=2009-05-08}}</ref>
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• Polystyrene
  ...ennsylvania]], developed expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}} ...intermolecular]] weakness (versus the high ''[[intramolecular]]'' strength due to the hydrocarbon backbone) allows the polystyrene chains to slide along e
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• Insulated glazing
  ...with three sheets or more, i.e. "triple glazing" are becoming more common due to higher energy costs. '''Insulated glazing''' may be framed in a [[Sash w ...s (VIG), or evacuated glazing, can be used to drastically reduce heat loss due to [[convection]] and [[Heat conduction|conduction]].<ref>[http://www.glass
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• Granular convection
  {{Refimprove|date=February 2008}} ...e of the space close to the Brazil nuts); it has the tendency to be higher due to gravity. When the nuts are shaken, gravity will make sure the center of
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• Coffea
  ...ls]] are sometimes used to reduce [[acid]]ity in the soil, which can occur due to run off of minerals from the soil in mountainous areas.<ref>[http://www. ...ered by many to have the best overall flavor and quality.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} The other species (especially ''Coffea canephora'' (var. ''r
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• Sorbent
  {{Unreferenced stub|auto=yes|date=December 2009}} *Materials used to absorb other materials due to their high [[Chemical affinity|affinity]] for doing so. Examples include
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• Sugar
  ...S06088.html |title=IUPAC Gold Book - sugars |publisher=Goldbook.iupac.org |date=2009-09-07 |accessdate=2009-12-20}}</ref> characterized by a [[sweet]] [[fl ...lop cavities in the absence of fermentable carbohydrates.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} The role of starches is disputed. Lower rates of tooth d
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• Vermiculite
  ...surrogate trading companies for sales to that continent. {{Citation needed|date=November 2007}} ...blems. Over 200 people in the town have died from asbestos-related disease due to contamination from vermiculite mining from nearby Zonolite Mountain, whe
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• Planetary ring
  | date = 2008-03-07 | date = 2008-03-06
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• Pulse (legume)
  {{Citations missing|date=August 2009}} .... Like many leguminous crops, pulses play a key role in [[crop rotation]] due to their ability to [[Nitrogen fixation|fix nitrogen]].
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• Granulation (making of granules)
  {{Mergefrom|Pelletizing|date=December 2009}} ...prevent the segregation of the constituents of powder mix. Segregation is due to differences in the size or density of the component of the mix. Normally
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• Granular material
  {{No footnotes|date=November 2009}} .... [[Powder (substance)|Powder]]s are a special class of granular material due to their small particle size, which makes them more [[Cohesion (chemistry)|
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• Intergranular fracture
  {{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}} * Decohesion between contiguous grain due to presence of impurity at grain boundaries and in the presence of hydrogen
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• Powdered milk
  ...] than liquid milk and does not need to be [[refrigeration|refrigerated]], due to its low moisture content. Another purpose is to reduce its bulk for econ ...en scraped off. Powdered milk made this way tends to have a cooked flavor, due to [[caramelization]] caused by greater heat exposure.
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• Kefir
  ...doorway to help keep the milk and kefir grains well mixed{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}}. Dairy-free alternatives are available, such as coconut mil [[Marco Polo]] mentions kefir in recounting his travels.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}}
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• Gunpowder
  ...owder requires precise measuring of the charge by weight to prevent damage due to overloading, though damage by overloading is still possible with black p .... The [[Matchlock]] musket (an early gun) would be unusable in wet weather due to powder in the pan being exposed and dampened, in which case soldiers wou
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• Dust
  {{Refimprove|date=October 2008}} ...sink]] to become clogged with '''dust''', rendering the computer unusable due to possibility of [[overheating]].]]
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• Construction aggregate
  ...serves as reinforcement to add strength to the overall composite material. Due to the relatively high hydraulic conductivity value as compared to most soi ...the San Rafael Rock Quarry? | publisher = Marin County Civil Grand Jury | date = June 2001 | url =http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/GJ/main/cvgrjr/2000gj/ss
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• Aggregate (composite)
  {{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}} ...used for [[tile]] [[mortar (masonry)|mortar]]), whereas the lower limit is due to the thickness of matrix material at which its properties change (clay is
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• Webbing
  {{unreferenced|date=August 2009}} ...equently used in its construction, which resembles a web.{{Citation needed|date=June 2008}}<!--Are we sure it's not "web" as in [[Web (manufacturing)]]?-->
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