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2. Frosted glass - Wikipedia

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   Frosted glass is produced by the sandblasting or acid etching of clear sheet glass. This creates a pitted surface on one side of the glass pane and has the effect of rendering the glass translucent by scattering the light which passes through, thus blurring images while still transmitting light. It has 10–20% opacity. [citation needed]

3. Marvin Pipkin - Wikipedia

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   January 7, 1977. (1977-01-07) (aged 87) Lakeland, Florida. Occupation. Chemist. Marvin Pipkin (November 18, 1889 – January 7, 1977) was an American chemist, engineer, and scientist. During his time in the United States Army, he worked on gas mask innovations. These masks were used by soldiers as well as the public during World War I for ...

4. Frosting (decorative arts) - Wikipedia

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   Frosting (decorative arts) Stele, with Decree of Nectanebo I. [1] (Lunette of the top 1/3 of stele.) Frosting is a decorative effect named after its resemblance to the appearance of frost. It involves making very small marks in a surface so that it appears matt rather than polished, and in glass opaque rather than optically transparent.

5. Tempered glass - Wikipedia

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   Tempered or toughened glass is a type of safety glass processed by controlled thermal or chemical treatments to increase its strength compared with normal glass. Tempering puts the outer surfaces into compression and the interior into tension. Such stresses cause the glass, when broken, to shatter into small granular chunks instead of ...

6. Frost - Wikipedia

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   Frost is a thin layer of ice on a solid surface, which forms from water vapor that deposits onto a freezing surface. Frost forms when the air contains more water vapor than it can normally hold at a specific temperature. The process is similar to the formation of dew, except it occurs below the freezing point of water typically without crossing ...

7. Glaze (ice) - Wikipedia

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   Glaze (ice) Glaze on a blade of grass. Glaze[1] or glaze ice, also called glazed frost or verglas, [2][3] is a smooth, transparent and homogeneous ice coating occurring when freezing rain or drizzle hits a surface. [4] It is similar in appearance to clear ice, which forms from supercooled water droplets. It is a relatively common occurrence in ...

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9. Aerosol spray dispenser - Wikipedia

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   Aerosol spray dispenser. Aerosol spray is a type of dispensing system which creates an aerosol mist of liquid particles. It comprises a can or bottle that contains a payload, and a propellant under pressure. When the container's valve is opened, the payload is forced out of a small opening and emerges as an aerosol or mist.