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Generator is described as a utility device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy, available either in the form of direct or alternating current.

Garlic (allium sativum) have been used for thousands of years and has been recorded in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, Japan, India, Russia and Europe. Garlic was dedicated by Roman soldiers to Mars, their god of war. It has been used to ward off demons. It has been known as russian penicillin and has been used to treat ear infections, cholera and typhus.

Gib guided hydraulic presses are described as machine tools with integrated feeders specially designed to produce finished parts from progressive dies. Their frame provide better load resistance, thereby giving a die longer life.

The term grout may refer to the following:

• a type of construction material used to fill or connect gaps or spaces in other construction materials
• a type of early steam-powered automobile manufactured by the Grout Brothers
• a civil township of Gladwin County, Michigan in the US

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"Grout" is in the UNSPSC Code "30111606"
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Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, Zulu) refers to the mean solar time as observed from the prime meridian (0° longtitude) at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, which became adopted as a global time standard.

A Gasket is a flat, non-moving, compressible rubber-like device squeezed between two flat surfaces forming a static seal. Gaskets can be made from homogeneous rubber, fabric reinforced rubber, fiberous materials with rubber binders, flexible graphite, PTFE and many other materials.

The term grain may refer to the following:

• any type of small, coarse, granular particle (e.g. sand, salt, seeds)
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