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• peanuts — informal a paltry sum of money. → peanut peanuts small pieces of styrofoam used as packing material. → peanut …   English new terms dictionary

• packing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. contents, filler, stuffing, wadding; closure, stopper, bung, plug; pad, cushioning, buffer; lute, seal, gasket. See enclosure, composition. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The preparation of goods for shipment …   English dictionary for students

• Foam peanut — Foam peanuts, also known as packing peanuts, are a common loose fill packing material which is also used to prevent damage to fragile objects during shipping. They were introduced circa 1965 by Dow Chemical. They are roughly the size and shape of …   Wikipedia

• Hydroponics — (from the Greek words hydro (water) and ponos (labour) is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, without soil. Terrestrial plants may be grown with their roots in the mineral nutrient solution only or in an inert medium,… …   Wikipedia

• Excelsior (wood wool) — Excelsior is a wood product made of fibers from the Aspen tree, used in packaging, cushioning, stuffing of stuffed animals, and for the cooling pads in home evaporative cooling systems known as swamp coolers.Excelsior, dyed green, makes an annual …   Wikipedia

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• Plastic — is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular weight, and may contain other substances to… …   Wikipedia

• Macy's — Infobox Company company name = R. H. Macy Company, Inc. company company type = Private (Subsidiary of Macy s, Inc.) foundation = 1858 location = Cincinnati, Ohio USA industry = Retail products = Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry,… …   Wikipedia

• Joseph L. Rosefield — was a California food businessman who invented modern, nonseparating peanut butter in 1922 ndash; 1923. His family business, the Rosefield Packing Company, was based in Alameda. His new production process was licensed to another company to make… …   Wikipedia

• Peanut (disambiguation) — Peanut ( Arachis hypogaea ) is a species in the pea family Fabaceae, native to South America. Peanut or Peanuts may also refer to:In entertainment: * Peanuts , comic strip * Peanuts (2006 film) * The Peanuts, singing duo * Peanut, a puppet; see:… …   Wikipedia