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| benzol |
an impure form of benzene, used in the chemical industry. [1/2 definitions] |
| Broadway |
this street as representing the theater district of New York City, or considered as a symbol of the center or apex of the U.S. theater industry. [1/2 definitions] |
| cinema |
the art or industry of producing motion pictures. [1/3 definitions] |
| civet |
the musky fluid secreted by the civet cat, used in the perfume industry. [1/3 definitions] |
| coal mining |
the industry, act, or process of digging coal out of the earth. |
| collectivization |
the act or process of organizing or reorganizing an economy, business, or industry based on collective ownership and joint control of the means of production and distribution. |
| collectivize |
to organize or reorganize (an economy, business, or industry) based on collective ownership and control of the means of production and distribution. |
| conglomerate |
a company made up of several smaller companies engaged in diverse or unrelated areas of industry. [1/5 definitions] |
| cottage industry |
a small-scale industry in which products are made, created, or assembled in the workers' homes rather than in factories or offices. [1/2 definitions] |
| denationalize |
to remove (an industry or the like) from government control and place in the hands of private owners. [1/2 definitions] |
| division |
an administrative unit in government, industry, the military, schools, sports, and other institutions. [1/7 definitions] |
| editor |
in the film industry, a person whose job is to view raw footage and decide, often in conjunction with the director and others, what shots will remain in the final film, what sequence they will be in, and how long each will be. [1/4 definitions] |
| end product |
the final or finished product, as of an industry, chemical reaction, or growth process. |
| ethyl alcohol |
a colorless, quickly evaporating, flammable liquid, used in medicine and industry, and occurring in intoxicating beverages; alcohol. |
| fashion |
the part of the clothing industry that is concerned with design. [1/7 definitions] |
| film |
(often cap.) motion pictures generally, or the motion picture industry. [1/11 definitions] |
| fishery |
the business or industry of catching, processing, or selling fish and other seafood. [1/3 definitions] |
| food service |
industry generated by those people, places, institutions, and companies that are responsible for meals eaten away from home. |
| ganglion |
any place where activity, industry, learning, or the like is concentrated; hub. [1/2 definitions] |
| general strike |
a strike by the entire labor force of an industry, country, or the like. |
| Grammy |
any of various awards given annually in the United States by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievement in the recording industry. |
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