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Wood's metal. Wood's metal, also known as Lipowitz's alloy or by the commercial names Cerrobend, Bendalloy, Pewtalloy and MCP 158, is a metal alloy that is useful for soldering and making custom metal parts, but its fumes are toxic, as well as being toxic on skin exposure. The alloy is named for Barnabas Wood, who invented and patented the ...
A round, open topped container, capable of holding liquid. Materials used to make bowls vary considerably, and include wood, glass and ceramic materials. Bread knife: To cut bread A serrated blade made of metal, and long enough to slice across a large loaf of bread. Using a sawing motion, instead of pushing force as with most knives, it is ...
European colonists adopted this beverage as a coffee-substitute, which they called "cassina". [8] In Quebec, the seeds of the black locust were historically used as a coffee substitute, before the stem borer decimated populations of the tree. [citation needed] A coffee substitute from ground, roasted chickpeas was mentioned by a German writer ...
Masala (from Hindi/Urdu masalah, based on Arabic masalih) [1] [2] is a term from the Indian subcontinent for a spice mix, often confused with Marsala wine due to similar pronunciations. [3] A masala can be either a combination of dried (and usually dry-roasted ) spices, or a paste (such as vindaloo masala) made from a mixture of spices and ...
A coffee table is a low table designed to be placed in a sitting area for convenient support of beverages, remote controls, magazines, books (especially large, illustrated coffee table books), decorative objects, and other small items.
Rose's metal consists of 50% bismuth, 25–28% lead and 22–25% tin. Its melting point is between 94 and 98 °C (201 and 208 °F). Its melting point is between 94 and 98 °C (201 and 208 °F). The alloy does not appreciably contract or expand on solidification, this characteristic being a function of its bismuth percentage, but does slightly ...
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Harvested roots of the dandelion plant. Each plant has one taproot.. Dandelion coffee (also dandelion tea) is a tisane made from the root of the dandelion plant. The roasted dandelion root pieces and the beverage have some resemblance to coffee in appearance and taste, and it is thus commonly considered a coffee substitute.