| banding |
Strip of veneer used as a border for table tops, drawer fronts, etc.
Ãâó: www.newel.com/Glossary.aspx
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| bandage lens |
A special contact lens used to speed healing or to protect the cornea. Beta Carotene In the eye, beta-carotene is converted to the aldehyde form of vitamin A called retinaldehyde (or retinal for short). It becomes bound to a protein called opsin. This combined m olecule resides in the rods and cones, the photoreceptors of the retina which lines the back of the eye.
Ãâó: www.eyecaretyler.com/knowmore.htm
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| band |
A ring of paper wrapped around the closed head of most cigars. Legend says that cigar bands were invented by Catherine the Great or by Spanish nobles to keep their gloves from being stained. Others credit this invention to a Dutch advertising and promotion genius named Gustave Bock, who stated that the band helped keep the cigar wrapper together. Cigar bands are often printed with the name of the brand, country of origin, and/or indication that the cigar is hand-rolled. ...
Ãâó: www.thefinerlife.com/smokers_conner/cigar_terms.ht...
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| banding |
The strip of timber that edges a veneer. Often a clashing strip.
Ãâó: www.interiordezine.com/index.cfm/Glossary/glossary...
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| bank |
The collection of memory chips or modules that make up a block of memory. This can be 1, 2 or 4 chips. Memory in a PC must always be added or removed in full-bank increments.
Ãâó: www.ontrack.com/glossary/
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