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(Redken Time Reset Porosity Filler, £13.05, feelunique. com)
The beauty bible Eva Wiseman 2010
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Porosity is the void space or "pore space" within which hydrocarbons reside.
Robert L. Cavnar: The Hydraulic Fracturing Dilemma, and Danger Robert L. Cavnar 2011
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Porosity and elasticity of the support — the composition of the clay, glass, or metal used in enameling — was an important consideration in choosing the coloring materials for ceramic bodies, as they too reacted to temperature changes during firing.
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The rain continues to fall, and one unwanted artifact from the Bad Old Days has returned with a vengeance: the outside wall of my office at 42nd and Treadmill has returned to High Porosity once more, and the floor, from the wall to about four feet in, is soaked.
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Porosity directly influences the ability of the soil to retain water, the aeration of the soil, and the movement of water.
Chapter 5 1995
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Porosity test; pool is formed in channel, water allowed to stand for 24 hours
Chapter 8 1992
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FINISHED PRODUCTSIII. 1 Shape and dimensionIII. 2 Tile strengthIII. 3 Porosity testIV.
Chapter 8 1992
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Porosity tests should also be carried out after three weeks 'curing.
Chapter 8 1992
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Porosity measures the amount of water an aquifer can hold, and permeability refers to the ease with which water flows through the aquifer.
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Porosity can be tested by measuring the fired clay's ability to absorb water procedure:
Chapter 10 1990
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