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• ground glass — noun 1. glass that diffuses light due to a rough surface produced by abrasion or etching (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑glass 2. particulate glass made by grinding and used as an abrasive • Hypernyms: ↑glass * * * noun 1. : glass whos …   Useful english dictionary

• Powder coating — is a type of dry coating, which is applied as a free flowing, dry powder. The main difference between a conventional liquid paint and a powder coating is that the powder coating does not require a solvent to keep the binder and filler parts in a… …   Wikipedia

• Powder diffraction — is a scientific technique using X ray, neutron, or electron diffraction on powder or microcrystalline samples for structural characterization of materials. [B.D. Cullity Elements of X ray Diffraction Addison Wesley Mass. 1978] Explanation Ideally …   Wikipedia

• Ground granulated blast furnace slag — (GGBS or GGBFS) is obtained by quenching molten iron slag (a by product of iron and steel making) from a blast furnace in water or steam, to produce a glassy, granular product that is then dried and ground into a fine powder.ApplicationsGGBS is… …   Wikipedia

• ground glass — ► NOUN 1) glass with a smooth ground surface that makes it non transparent. 2) glass ground into an abrasive powder …   English terms dictionary

• ground glass — n [U] 1.) glass that has been made into a powder 2.) glass that has been rubbed on its surface so that you cannot see through it, but light passes through it used for example on a camera …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Powder glass beads — The earliest powder glass beads on record were discovered during archaeological excavations at Mapungubwe, in present day Zimbabwe, and dated to 970 1000 CE. In our time, the main area of powder glass bead manufacture is West Africa, most… …   Wikipedia

• Powder (substance) — A powder is a dry, bulk solid composed of a large number of very fine particles that may flow freely when shaken or tilted. Powders are a special sub class of granular materials, although the terms powder and granular are sometimes used to… …   Wikipedia

• powder — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fine ▪ chilli/chili, cocoa, curry, milk, protein ▪ baking ▪ soap …   Collocations dictionary

• ground — ground1 W1S1 [graund] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(earth)¦ 2¦(area of land)¦ 3¦(reason)¦ 4¦(subject)¦ 5¦(opinion)¦ 6¦(sport)¦ 7 hold/stand your ground 8 get off the ground 9 gain ground 10 lose ground …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ground — 1 /graUnd/ noun EARTH SURFACE 1 (U) the surface of the earth: The leaf slowly fluttered to the ground. | The air raids were followed by military action on the ground. | below/above ground: miners working 10 hour shifts below ground compare floor… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English