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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An old form of water-raising apparatus, consisting of a series of troughs one above another, sup ported in a hanging frame, and oscillating like a pendulum.

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  • As such, the Mackenzie River system offers the best example of a northern lentic system that is unlikely to be significantly affected by changes in hydrologic processes operating within the north (e.g., direct lake evaporation and precipitation) but will be dependent principally on changes in water-balance processes operating well outside the Arctic.

    Effects of climate change on general hydro-ecology in the Arctic 2009

  • Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalise the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water-balance.

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  • Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalise the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water-balance.

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  • With its proven phosphoric acid-based fuel cell technology, the Model 400 boasts an industry best 20-year product life with a 10-year stack life, overall system efficiency of up to 90 percent, and is designed to operate in water-balance -- no consumption or discharge of water in normal operations -- saving millions of gallons of water when compared to central generation and other fuel cell technologies.

    Coca-Cola Refreshments USA Generates Clean Power on Site - Yahoo! Finance 2010

  • With its proven phosphoric acid-based fuel cell technology, the Model 400 boasts an industry best 20-year product life with a 10-year stack life, overall system efficiency of up to 90 percent, and is designed to operate in water-balance -- no consumption or discharge of water in normal operations -- saving millions of gallons of water when compared to central generation and other fuel cell technologies.

    Coca-Cola Refreshments USA Generates Clean Power on Site - Yahoo! Finance 2010

  • What this effort taught us, though, is the power that a comprehensive water-balance modeling tool can bring to design decisions when all water-related infrastructures, both in the building and on site, are considered holistically.

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  • (Y52)  Agents affecting GI (Y53)  Agents affecting water-balance & mineral & uric acid metabolism (Y54)  Agents acting on smooth & skeletal muscles and respiratory system

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