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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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mutual offset

Financial services; General Finance

A system, such as the arrangement between the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX), which allows trading positions established ...

driver

Sports; Golf

This is a wooden club that is usually only used when hitting a tee shot. The driver is the # 1 wood. It has the largest club head of all the clubs and is used to hit the ball ...

irradiance

Energy; Solar power

When solar radiation comes into contact with a surface, by direct means or through diffusion or reflection.

institutional investors

Financial services; Venture capital

Refers mainly to insurance companies, pension funds and investment companies collecting savings and supplying funds to markets but also to other types of institutional wealth like ...

basted

Meat products; Poultry

Marinating or injecting a solution of perhaps fat, broth, stock, water, spices, coloring or other ingredients to raw poultry to enhance flavor and reduce dryness. Usually up to ...

clipping

Sports; Football

blocking an opponent below the waist from behind; this illegal block is a personal foul, punishable by a 15-yard penalty.

audible

Sports; Football

verbal commands shouted by the quarterback to his teammates at the line of scrimmage to change a play on short notice.

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