Glossary B

Bicottura describes a method for producing tile by firing twice - the first fire for body while the second fire is to fuse glazes onto body. It can be produced using three different clays - red or cottoforte, yellow or majolica and white clay. Two glazes on the tile is usually present, the first is a non-transparent glaze on the body and a transparent glaze on the surface.

Bilge pump refers to a mechanical, electrical, or manually operated pump used to remove water from the bilge. The bilge is the lowest part of the interior of the boat where water collects.

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Alternative Spellings (Synonyms): pumps

Binder ring refers to that part of a forming die that holds the blank by pressure against a mating surface of the die to control metal flow and prevent wrinkling. A blank holder is also called binder, binder ring, or ring.
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Forming (Forming is described as the plastic deformation. ..)
Forming die (Forming die pertains to a die in which the shape. ..)
Binder (Binder refers to film-forming ingredient that ...)

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Alternative Spellings (Synonyms): Bindern, Ringen

Biomass gas is characterized as a medium Btu gas containing methane and carbon dioxide, resulting from the action of microorganisms on organic materials such as a landfill.
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Character (Character refers to a letter, digit or other ...)
Biomass (Biomass refers to a mass or clump of living ...)
Landfill (A Landfill is a location for the disposal of ...)

Blade steel is referring to a long narrow trim steel quite often mounted from the side. Also see details.

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Alternative Spellings (Synonyms): blades

Blanket chest is in reference to colonial storage chest often used as a bench
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Blank (Black refers to the mold part used in all glass. ..)
Blanket (Blanket pertains to the thick rubber mat on a ...)

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Alternative Spellings (Synonyms): Blankets, Chester, chests

Blanking is described as the operation of punching, cutting, or shearing a piece out of stock to a predetermined shape. Die cutting of the outside shape of a part.

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"Blanking" is in the UNSPSC Code "20121301"
  Blanking plugs

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Fabrication (Fabrication makes reference to a number of ...)
Shearing (Shearing pertains to the removal of wool from the ...)
Blank (Black refers to the mold part used in all glass. ..)

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Blanks is described as the mold parts used in all glass container machines for preliminary formation of glass in preparation for the most efficient completion of glass containers in the finish molds where bottles are blown. The blank forms the parison. The parison itself is at times referred to as the blank.

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"Blanks" is in the HS Code "8212"
  Razors And Razor Blade s (Including Razor Blade Blanks In Strip)

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Blank (Black refers to the mold part used in all glass ...)
Finish (Finish refers to the specifically shaped ...)
Parison (Parison refers to the preliminary shaped red hot ...)

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