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(1) Film-forming ingredient in paint that binds the pigment particles together.(2) An agreement, prior to contract, between buyer and seller or the report which is issued by a title insurance company detailing conditions of a homes title and giving guidelines for the title insurance policy. |
| BINDER BAR
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Metal strip that covers the edge of carpeting where it meets in a doorway or entryway. |
| BINDING
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A strip sewn over a carpet edge for protection against unraveling. Carpet is bound to form rugs. |
| BINDING ARBITRATION
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The judgment, made by an independent third party, to settle a dispute between two other parties and may be either voluntary or compulsory. |
| BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE
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The current scientific method of naming species of plants and animals. |
| BIOAEROSOL
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An airborne microbial contaminant, such as a virus, bacteria, fungus, algae, or protozoa, or particulate material associated with one of these microorganisms. |
| BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
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The weight of oxygen taken up mainly as a result of the oxidation of the constituents of a sample of water by biological action; expressed as the number of parts per million of oxygen taken up by the sample from water originally saturated with air, usually over a period of five days at 20 degrees centigrade. A standard means of estimating the degree of contamination of water. |
| BIOCONVERSION
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The conversion of one form of energy into another by the action of plants or microorganisms. The conversion of biomass to ethanol, methanol, or methane. |
| BIODEGRADABLE
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Subject to degradation to simpler substances by biological action, such as the bacterial breakdown of detergents, sewage wastes and other organic matter. |
| BIOENERGY EFFICIENCY
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The conversion of the complex carbohydrates in organic material into energy. |
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