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| AFL-CIO |
abbreviation of "American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations." |
| agribusiness |
large-scale industrial agriculture and related activities such as food-processing, equipment manufacture, and marketing. |
| aluminum |
a chemical element that has thirteen protons in each nucleus, occurs commonly in ores such as bauxite, and in pure form is a strong lightweight corrosion-resistant silvery metal with many industrial uses. (symbol: Al) |
| ammonium chloride |
a white crystalline salt used in dry cells, in medicine as an expectorant, and in various industrial applications; sal ammoniac. |
| balata |
a rubberlike gum that is made from the sap of this tree and is used in making golf balls, machine belts, and other industrial rubber items. [1/2 definitions] |
| blue-collar |
of or pertaining to industrial workers or the class of workers who earn wages rather than salaries. (Cf. white-collar.) |
| calcium fluoride |
a white powder used in cements and other industrial products and as a tooth decay preventive. |
| calcium oxide |
a soft white caustic powder used in the treatment of waste, as an industrial alkali, and in the manufacture of steel, glass, plaster, and insecticides; lime; quicklime. |
| chemical engineering |
the professional, scientific, or industrial use of chemistry and chemical products; technology of chemistry. |
| chemurgy |
the industrial development of new chemical products from organic raw materials, usu. farm products. |
| coke |
a residue consisting primarily of carbon that is left after coal has been heated in the absence of air, used as an industrial fuel and reducing agent. [1/2 definitions] |
| constructivism |
an early twentieth-century art movement, originating in the Soviet Union, in which industrial materials were used to create massive nonrepresentational works. |
| cornstarch |
a fine, starchy flour ground from corn grains, used as a thickener for cooked foods or a source of industrial starch. |
| Dow Jones industrial average |
trademark for the index of prices of thirty industrial stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange and averaged daily. |
| exposition |
a public exhibition of artistic or industrial artifacts. [1/3 definitions] |
| factorage |
the business of one that receives a commission for carrying out commercial, industrial, or financial transactions for another. [1/2 definitions] |
| feedstock |
raw materials used in an industrial process, such as metal bars to be fed into a machine for cutting or shaping. |
| formic acid |
a colorless, caustic organic acid, naturally emitted by ants, nettles, spiders, and the like as a stinging defense, and synthetically produced for use in a variety of industrial processes. |
| graphite |
a soft black or gray form of carbon, used in lead pencils, dry lubricants, and many other industrial products. |
| guanidine |
a strongly basic water-soluble crystalline compound used in the manufacture of plastics, resins, and other industrial products. |
| hardware |
machines, equipment, or weapons used in industrial and military operations. [1/3 definitions] |
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