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Mining

Of or pertaining to the process or business of extracting materials, such as ore or minerals, from the earth's crust.

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encroachment

Sports; Football

Illegal advance by a defender into the neutral zone after the ready-to-play signal but before the snap. Under high school rules, retreating out of the neutral zone before the snap ...

Porto-Novo

Geography; Capitals

capital of Benin

minority enterprise small business investment companies (MESBICS)

Financial services; Venture capital

MESBICs (Minority Enterprise Small Business Investment Companies) are government-chartered venture firms that can invest only in companies that are at least 51 percent owned by ...

molecular rearrangement

Software; Analysis software

A molecular rearrangement is traditionally any reaction that involves a change of connectivity.

dead ball

Sports; Baseball

This just means that the ball is no longer in play. Play has been stopped for some reason and until play is resumed the ball is dead.

swinging bag

Sports; Boxing

This is a bag that is on a type spring stand so the back moves back and forth as it is struck so the boxer can practice hitting a moving target and also practice is aim and speed.

commercial coffees

Beverages; Coffee

Pre-packaged, often pre-ground, and, in the case of instant coffee, even pre-brewed, these coffees found in vacuum cans in the grocery store. They are made with lesser beans, ...

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