Glossary A
Advanced material relates to the development of materials, including semiconductor materials, optical fiber cable, and videodisks, that enhance the application of other advanced technologies.
Adulterated food refers to impure, unsafe, or unwholesome; food however, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act has made another definition of the term adulteres which will be applied to the foods each of these laws regulates.
Acidified food pertains to low-acid foods that have their pH lowered to 4.6 or less by the addition of acids or acid foods. Example are the pickles or pickled vegetables and fruits.
AC Induction Motor refers to electric motor used in most household appliances.
Achievement is defined as the act of gaining, reaching, accomplishing or performing a goal through effort; it is a successful performance; an accomplishment.