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Deutsch: Industrielexikon / Español: Glosario de la industria / Português: Glossário da indústria / Français: Lexique de l'industrie / Italiano: Glossario industriale /
The term lexicon may refer to the following:
- a synonym for a dictionary or encyclopedic dictionary
- a language's vocabulary or inventory of lexemes
Labelling includes provisions on the name of the food and any special requirements to ensure that the consumer is not deceived or misled about the nature of the food. These provisions must be consistent with the Codex General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods. Requirements for the listing of ingredients and date-marking are specified.
Legume is described as any of thousands of plant species that have seed pods that split along both sides when ripe. Some of the more common legumes used for human consumption are beans, lentils, peanuts, peas, and soybeans. Others, such as clover and alfalfa, are used as animal feed. Legumes have a unique ability to obtain much or all of their nitrogen requirements from symbiotic nitrogen fixation.
Lead-acid battery refers to a battery which uses lead oxide and spongy lead electrodes with sulfuric acid as an electrolyte. Generally, several cells are put in series to form a battery, such as for an automobile.
Deutsch: Blei / Español: Plomo / Português: Chumbo / Français: Plomb / Italiano: Piombo /
Lead refer to the following:
1. A bluish-white metal of bright luster, very soft, highly malleable, ductile, and a poor conductor of electricity; very resistant to corrosion; a cumulative poison. Symbol, Pb.