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    pig (Sus domesticus), also called swine (pl.: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig when...
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    pig iron in much higher volumes than wrought iron. Because pig iron could be melted, people began to develop processes to reduce carbon in liquid pig...
    39 KB (5,260 words) - 05:17, 10 May 2024
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    Copper extraction refers to the methods used to obtain copper from its ores. The conversion of copper ores consists of a series of physical, chemical...
    63 KB (7,320 words) - 18:51, 20 May 2024
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    For pigs, copper has been shown to be a growth promoter. Dietary mineral Essential nutrient List of micronutrients Micronutrients Nutrition "Copper - Fact...
    106 KB (12,393 words) - 02:19, 30 May 2024
  • white cast iron, rather than the grey pig iron that was the usual raw material for finery forges. To use grey pig iron, a preliminary refining process...
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    Ingot (section Copper alloys)
    contact area. Molds may be either solid "massive" design, sand cast (e.g. for pig iron), or water-cooled shells, depending upon heat transfer requirements...
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    Smelting (redirect from Copper smelting)
    extractive metallurgy that is used to obtain many metals such as iron, copper, silver, tin, lead and zinc. Smelting uses heat and a chemical reducing...
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    Pork (redirect from Pig meat)
    culinary name for the meat of the pig (Sus domesticus). It is the most commonly consumed meat worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BCE...
    48 KB (4,633 words) - 20:31, 16 April 2024
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    Copper peptide GHK-Cu is a naturally occurring copper complex of the tripeptide glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine. The tripeptide has strong affinity for copper(II)...
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    Nose ring (animal) (category Pigs)
    England).[citation needed] Nose rings specifically designed for pigs usually consist of open copper or steel wire rings with sharp ends, about 25 mm (1 in) in...
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  • "Any pig breathes air." (simple supposition) Improperly by way of metaphor: "Your grandfather is a pig". (improper supposition) As a pure term: "'Pig' has...
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    bronze, and pig iron for foundry work. They were also, for the first 75 years of the 20th century, the dominant smelting furnace used in copper production...
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  • 50% Cu, 5% Zn): chemical reducing agent. Duralumin (copper) Hiduminium or R.R. alloys (2% copper, iron, nickel): used in aircraft pistons Hydronalium...
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    rewiring the house with copper wires (usually cost prohibitive) "Pig-tailing" which involves splicing a short length of copper wire (pigtail) to the original...
    29 KB (3,548 words) - 06:55, 19 April 2024
  • of a 150,000 ton pig iron plant was commissioned. In the same year, Sesa introduced India's first low-phosphorus foundry grade pig iron in India and...
    42 KB (4,357 words) - 05:43, 29 May 2024
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    ; Hall, D. D.; Orr, D. E. Jr. "Tribasic Copper Chloride and Copper Sulfate as Copper Sources for Weanling Pigs". J. Anim. Sci. 1998, 76, 118-123. (a) Spears...
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    Evidence for onsite copper metallurgy at Lamanai consists of ingots, pigs, blanks, sheet pieces, mis-cast objects, and casting debris. Pigs are the product...
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    for smelting to produce industrial metals, generally pig iron, but also others such as lead or copper. Blast refers to the combustion air being supplied...
    61 KB (7,252 words) - 04:58, 27 April 2024
  • ("that thing itself"). eo nomine by that name epicuri de grege porcum A pig from the herd (or sty) of Epicurus From Horace, Epistles equo ne credite...
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    Liver (food) (redirect from Pig liver)
    are common in some European countries. Animal livers are rich in iron, copper, the B vitamins and preformed vitamin A. Daily consumption of liver can...
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