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  2. Bast fibre - Wikipedia

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    Bast fibres are soft and flexible, as opposed to leaf fibres from monocotyledonous plants, which are hard and stiff. [2] Since the valuable fibres are located in the phloem, they must often be separated from the woody core, the xylem, and sometimes also from the epidermis.

  3. Food-grade lubricant - Wikipedia

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    There is a 10 parts per million (ppm) limit for lubricant base oils (e.g., mineral oil) that can be present in food if incidental contact occurs. To get new food contact substances (FCSs) approved by the FDA, manufacturers must either submit a Food Contact Notification (FCN) filing or apply for a Threshold of Regulation (TOR) exemption.

  4. Phloem - Wikipedia

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    In the embryo, root phloem develops independently in the upper hypocotyl, which lies between the embryonic root, and the cotyledon. [20] In an adult, the phloem originates, and grows outwards from, meristematic cells in the vascular cambium. Phloem is produced in phases. Primary phloem is laid down by the apical meristem and develops from the ...

  5. Tissue (biology) - Wikipedia

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    Phloem is an equally important plant tissue as it also is part of the 'plumbing system' of a plant. Primarily, phloem carries dissolved food substances throughout the plant. This conduction system is composed of sieve-tube member and companion cells, that are without secondary walls. The parent cells of the vascular cambium produce both xylem ...

  6. Cortex (botany) - Wikipedia

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    Phloem I 5. Sclerenchyma 6. Cortex 7. Epidermis. In botany, a cortex is an outer layer of a stem or root in a vascular plant, lying below the epidermis but outside of the vascular bundles. [1] The cortex is composed mostly of large thin-walled parenchyma cells of the ground tissue system and shows little to no structural differentiation. [2]

  7. Grease (lubricant) - Wikipedia

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    Food-grade lubricant base oil are generally low sulfur petrochemical, less easily oxidized and emulsified. Another commonly used poly-α olefin base oil as well. [clarification needed] The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has three food-grade designations: H1, H2 and H3. H1 lubricants are food-grade lubricants used in food ...

  8. Can you use olive oil during sex? 5 things to know about lube

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    Oil-based lubricants can destroy the integrity of latex condoms, warns one expert. ... one of the most popular lubricant brands on the market, was created in 1904 and used not for sex, but as a ...

  9. Dry lubricant - Wikipedia

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    Primary grade synthetic graphite can approach the good lubricity of quality natural graphite. Natural graphite is derived from mining. The quality of natural graphite varies as a result of the ore quality and its post-mining processing. The end product is graphite with a content of carbon (high grade graphite 96−98% carbon), sulfur, SiO 2 ...