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• Abbreviations (military)
  ...a written document or instruction detailing all steps and activities of a process or procedure. These should be carried out without any deviation or modifica
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• Apple Cider
  ...e bag should be pressed slowly and steadily to avoid bursting the bag. The process requires more strength and is very slow for large batches. The bag can also degrees F). Pour hot juice into jars. Process in a boiling water canner: 5
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• Sugarcane
  ...he raw sugar. It is first mixed with heavy syrup and then centrifuged in a process called 'affination'. Its purpose is to wash away the sugar crystals' outer
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• Sugar beet
  ...ntroduced into the diffuser at the appropriate point in the countercurrent process. The final byproduct, [[Vinasse]], is used as fertilizer or growth substrat ...ve been attempts at operating diffusion under alkaline conditions, but the process has proven problematic. The improved sucrose extraction in the diffuser is
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• Soap
  ...hing and [[cleaning]], which historically comes either in solid [[molding (process)|bars]] or in the form of a viscous liquid. ...strong alkaline solution (the base, popularly referred to as [[lye]]) in a process known as saponification. The fats are hydrolyzed by the base, yielding alka
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• QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun
  ...designated in centimeters on 5 October 1917 as part of the standardization process for the Imperial Japanese Navy to the [[metric system]]. Although finally c
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• Type 91 torpedo
  ...o its model designation. This was the beginning of a protracted developing process toward a ''true'' aerial torpedo culminating in 1941. ...ognition on the importance of annealing, quench hardening, and normalizing process of the screw blades, and so was done.
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• Chloroquine
  During this process, the parasite produces the toxic and soluble molecule [[heme]]. The heme mo
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• Acetylcysteine
  ...acetylcysteine in chronic bronchitis: a quantitative systematic review [In Process Citation]|journal=Eur Respir J|volume=16 |issue=2|pages=253–262 |year=200 ...d Inderjit Singh, N-acetyl-L-cysteine ameliorates the inflammatory disease process in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in Lewis rats, Journal of Auto
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• Naloxone
  ...s/ucm391465.htm|website=FDA.gov|accessdate=2015-07-20}}</ref> The approval process was fast-tracked as one initiative to reduce the death toll caused by opiat
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• Sodium thiosulfate
  ...res]]) can be leached by thiosulfate. Some problems with this alternative process include the high consumption of thiosulfate, and the lack of a suitable rec
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• Chloramphenicol
  ...[prodrug]] and must first be hydrolysed to chloramphenicol; the hydrolysis process is incomplete and 30% of the dose is lost unchanged in the urine, therefore
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• Vancomycin
  ...e is used to attach the chlorine atoms onto rings 2 and 6 via an oxidative process.<ref name="pmid9545426"/>
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• Lamivudine
  ...rug on the market, it was the last NRTI for three years while the approval process switched to [[protease inhibitor (pharmacology)|protease inhibitors]]. Acco
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• Lopinavir
  ...stop HIV from making new copies of itself by blocking the last step in the process, when the virus attempts to replicate - and out of that discovery came the
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• Ribavirin
  ...pool is not completely eliminated until all red cells have turned over, a process estimated to take as long as 6 months. Thus in theory, ribavirin might rema
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• Sodium nitrite
  ...o other substances – [[ascorbate]] and [[erythorbate]] – in the curing process, which are known to deplete residual nitrite and inhibit the production of
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• Ketamine
  ...dence, along with the NMDA receptor's connection with the memory formation process, explains ketamine's profound effects on [[memory]] and thought. These effe ...this may be due to disturbances in memory formation. The "re-integration" process is slow, and the user gradually becomes aware of surroundings. At first, us
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• Sodium thiopental
  ...oncluded at 11:47 a.m., including approximately 30 minutes to complete the process of inserting the needle, and about 10 minutes between administering the sin
  24 KB (3,339 words) - 16:46, 27 September 2010
• Metformin
  ...stration because lactate is a substrate for hepatic [[gluconeogenesis]], a process which metformin inhibits. In healthy individuals, this slight excess is sim
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• Valproic acid
  ...saminase]]). Valproate is also believed to reverse the [[transamination]] process to form more GABA. Hence, valproate indirectly acts as a GABA [[agonist]].
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• Activated carbon
  ...h [[head loss]] that would occur. PAC is generally added directly to other process units, such as raw water intakes, rapid mix basins, clarifiers, and gravity This is a process by which a porous carbon can be coated with a biocompatible [[polymer]] to
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• Aspirin
  ...d's [[hydroxyl]] group into an [[acetyl]] group, (R-OH → R-OCOCH3). This process yields aspirin and [[acetic acid]], which is considered a [[byproduct]] of
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• Dopamine
  ...]s (PPOs) are a family of enzymes responsible for the [[Browning (chemical process)|browning]] of fresh fruits and vegetables when they are cut or bruised. Th
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• Acetazolamide
  ...sponse takes a few days, however acetazolamide in a sense accelerates this process by leading to a more rapid renal bicarbonate loss ([[metabolic acidosis]]). ...for acute mountain sickness; it speeds up part of the [[acclimatization]] process which in turn helps to relieve symptoms.<ref name=MedicalProblems/><ref nam
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• Acetic acid
  Most virgin acetic acid is produced by methanol carbonylation. In this process, [[methanol]] and [[carbon monoxide]] react to produce acetic acid accordin The process involves [[iodomethane]] as an intermediate, and occurs in three steps. A [
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• Aluminium hydroxide
  ...for the catalyst during the manufacture of polyethylene by the Sclairtech process. ...l the aluminium hydroxide used commercially is manufactured by the [[Bayer process]] which involves dissolving bauxite in sodium hydroxide as the first step.
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• Glucose
  ...of hours in aqueous solution, to a final stable ratio of α:β 36:64, in a process called [[mutarotation]].<ref>{{McMurry2nd | page = 866}}.</ref> The ratio w ...n animals and fungi, glucose results from the breakdown of [[glycogen]], a process known as [[glycogenolysis]]. In plants the breakdown substrate is [[starch]
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• Nitrous oxide
  ...lysis]] synthesis of nitrous oxide mentioned above. This capital-intensive process, which originates in Japan, uses a [[manganese dioxide]]-[[bismuth oxide]]
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• Mercury (element)
  ...s process continues until the supply of amalgam is exhausted. Because this process releases mercury, a small amount of mercury can "eat through" a large amoun ...(even by a recent scratch), the mercury may combine with it, starting the process described above, and potentially damaging a large part of the aluminium bef
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• Morphine
  ...at the intake appointment to begin the methadone maintenance or withdrawal process; two urine tests positive for opioids must then be collected shortly therea ...back and extremities occur, as do muscle spasms. At any point during this process, a suitable narcotic can be administered that will dramatically reverse the
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• Aconitum
  ...the herb is detoxified according to the [[Samskara (Ayurvedic)|samskaras]] process and studies, cited in the detoxification section below show that it no long
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• Toxicodendron vernicifluum
  Artistic application and decoration of urushi can be a long process, requiring many hours or days of careful and repetitive layers and drying t
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• Propædia
  ...sp;Government:&nbsp;the&nbsp;Dynamics&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Political&nbsp;Process '''5.4.4'''&nbsp;[[International relations|International&nbsp;Relations]]:& '''7.2.4'''&nbsp;[[Resource extraction|Extraction]]&nbsp;and&nbsp;[[Process industries|Conversion]]&nbsp;of&nbsp;[[Industry|Industrial]]&nbsp;[[Raw mat
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• Mydriasis
  ...ne finally occur. When a solution of cocaine is dropped into the eye, this process takes place, and the end result is dilation of the pupil. Cocaine itself is
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• Bingham plastic
  ...hpaste]]<ref name=Steffe>J. F. Steffe (1996) ''Rheological Methods in Food Process Engineering'' 2nd ed ISBN 0-9632036-1-4</ref>, which will not be [[extruded
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• Glass microsphere
  ...rilling equipment, where other types of foam would [[Implosion (mechanical process)|implode]]. Hollow spheres of other materials create syntactic foams with ...by heating tiny droplets of dissolved [[sodium silicate|water glass]] in a process known as [[ultrasound|ultrasonic]] spray [[pyrolysis]], and properties can
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• Mesoporous material
  ...nctionalization of a Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle Based on the Sol–Gel Process and Applications in Controlled Release|journal=Accounts of Chemical Researc
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• Mineral wool
  ...n spinning molten rock on high speed [[spinning wheel]]s somewhat like the process used to prepare [[cotton candy]]. The final product is a mass of fine, inte
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• E-Leather
  ...no harmful waste-waters in the manufacture of its composition leather. Its process is a continuous [closed-looped] system with 95% of water recycled, while a
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• Photoresist
  ...sit their energy gradually, and scatter within the photoresist during this process. As with high-energy wavelengths, many transitions are excited by electron ...on-beam exposures to increase the sensitivity to the exposure dose. In the process, [[acid]]s released by the exposure radiation diffuse during the post-expos
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• Molecular imprinted polymer
  ...tional groups and should not be polymerisable or retard the polymerisation process. ==Imprinting process==
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• Superabsorbent polymer
  ...merization's own reaction energy (exothermic) is used to drive much of the process, helping reduce manufacturing cost. The reactant polymer gel is then choppe ...roduction control and product engineering during polymerization step. This process suspends the water based reactant in a hydrocarbon based solvent. The net r
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• Parylene
  ...decomposition of di-p-xylylene at 550 °C and in vacuum below 1 Torr. This process did not require a solvent and resulted in chemically resistant films free f
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• Polymer nanocomposite
  ...l or synthetic polymers available and the advanced techniques developed to process such systems to nanofibres, rods, tubes etc make polymers a good platform f ...ly, whereas polymers of sufficient chain length just cover the walls. This process happens typically within a minute for temperatures about 50 K above the mel
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• Shape memory polymer
  ...If the force is applied for a longer period of time, however, a relaxation process takes place whereby a plastic, irreversible deformation of the sample takes
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• Synthetic biodegradable polymer
  ...ious factors which include [[monomer]] selection, [[initiator]] selection, process conditions and the presence of additives. These factors influence the polym ...ture that may result in monomer formation during the molding and extrusion process.
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• Biopolymer
  ...re [[compostable]]. That is, they can be put into an industrial composting process and will break down by 90% within 6 months. Biopolymers that do this can be In fact, as their synthesis is controlled by a template directed process in most in vivo systems all biopolymers of a type (say one specific protein
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• Polypropylene
  ...e plastic mold more easily during the injection or blow-molding production process. As the melt flow increases, however, some physical properties, like impact ...ocessing of polypropylene can be achieved via [[extrusion]] and [[Molding (process)|molding]]. Common extrusion methods include production of melt-blown and s
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• Ion-exchange resin
  ...ions takes place only with simultaneous releasing of other ions; thus the process is called [[ion-exchange]]. There are multiple different types of ion-excha ...adding 0.5-25% of [[divinylbenzene]] to [[styrene]] at the polymerization process. Non-crosslinked polymers are used only rarely because they are less stable
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