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11/19/2012

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Term
malleable
Definition

technicalsomething that is malleable is easy to press or pull into a new shape:

 
malleable steel
Term
non-compliance
Definition
failure or refusal to do something that you are officially supposed to do
Term

scrapped

Definition
Discard or remove from service (a retired, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), esp. so as to convert it to scrap metal
Term
stack
Definition

alsostack up [intransitive and transitive]to make things into a neat pile, or to form a neat pile:

[image]The assistants price the items and stack them on the shelves.
[image]a stacking hi-fi system
 
 
Term
depot
Definition

a place where goods are stored until they are needed:

[image]the company'sdistribution depot
[image]a fuelstorage depot
Term
amend
Definition

to correct or make small changes to something that is written or spoken:

[image]The law was amended to include women.
[image]The defendant later amended his evidence.
[image]'Steve stole it - or rather borrowed it,' he amended.
Term

ancillary

Definition

 

2formalconnected with or supporting something else, but less important than it:
[image]Agreement was reached on several ancillary matters.

ancillary workers/staff etc

workers who provide additional help and services for the people who do the main work in hospitals, schools etc


Term
Girder
Definition
a strong beam, made of iron or steel, that supports a floor, roof, or bridge
Term
precipitate
Definition
1 [transitive] formal to make something serious happen suddenly or more quickly than was expected [= hasten]:

The riot was precipitated when four black men were arrested.


2 [intransitive,transitive + out] technical to separate a solid substance from a liquid by chemical action, or to be separated in this way


Precipitate

بشدت پرتاپ كردن ، شتاباندن ، بسرعت عمل كردن ، تسريع كردن ، سر اشيب تند داشتن ، ناگهان سقوط كردن ، غير محلول وته نشين شونده ، جسم تعليق شونده يا متراسب ، خيلي سريع ، بسيار عجول ، ناگهاني ، رسوب شيميايي.
Term
Addenda
Definition
ad‧den‧dum  plural addendaoraddendums [countable]


something you add to the end of a speech or book to change it or give more information

Term
slurry
Definition
A semi-liquid mixture, typically of fine particles of manure, cement, or coal, and water.
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