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Oak barrel (American) are barrels made from oak wood from American forests. American oak barrels are generally thought to impart more aggressive wood flavors than do French oak barrels.

Oak barrel (French) has to do with barrels made from oak wood from French forests. French barrels impart more subtle wood flavors to wine than do American oak barrels.

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Obscure glass pertains to any textured glass (frosted, etched, fluted, ground, etc.) used for privacy, light diffusion, or decorative effects.

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Occasional table: refers to any small table such as cocktail or coffee tables, end tables, and sofa tables.
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OEM is the acronym of Original Equipment Manufacturers.

 

Oenology refers to the study or science of winemaking.

 

Office refers to a place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; it is a place where a particular kind of business or service for others is transacted; a house or apartment in which public officers and others transact business; as, the register's office; a lawyer's office.

Offshore installation means an offshore drilling unit, production platform or ship, or subsea installation attached or anchored to the continental shelf of Canada in connection with the exploitation of oil or gas.

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Oilseed (except Soybean) Farming - this industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in growing fibrous oilseed producing plants and/or producing oilseed seeds, such as sunflower, safflower, flax, rape, canola, and sesame.

Oilseeds are field crops that are primarily used as a source of vegetable oil. Many oilseeds are also an important source of livestock feed.

The primary activities of companies in this industry are:
Canola farming, field and seed production
Flaxseed farming, field and seed production
Mustard seed farming, field and seed production
Rapeseed farming, field and seed production
Safflower farming, field and seed production
Sunflower farming, field and seed production
Sesame farming, field and seed production

Industry Code: 11112

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"Oilseed (except Soybean) Farming" is in the NAICS Code "11112"
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Opacifier is defined as a material added to a glaze in order to render it opaque. Opacity is achieved by the deflection of light, either by the suspension of vey fine bubbles or particles in the glaze, or by the formation of crystals in the glaze.
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