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Wine or cider, fermented
beyond the stage of alcohol. In diluted form, it is vinegar. Also,
acetic acid is used in preserving fruits to keep flesh from discoloring,
and in freezing. |
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Air Filtration System |
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It purifies both interior
circulated air and outside polluted air. It gets rid of smog, pollen,
exhaust, smoke and odors. |
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Alternator |
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Electronic generator that
alternates current by rotating a magnetic rotor on the inside a
coil-wound stator. |
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Anodized |
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Coating a metal with a shielding or enhancing oxide by making it the
anode of an electrolytic cell. |
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Anti-lock braking system (ABS) |
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System that automatically
controls wheel slip or prevents sustained wheel-locking on braking. |
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Auto dealership |
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A retail outlet that sells one
(or many) manufacturer's product line to the outside public and fleet
operators. It also offers service, and parts for each different brand.
Sometimes dealers dual for another manufacturer's product line. |
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Auto parts store |
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Jobber and retail auto parts
stores which primarily sell automotive products and conduct business at
the retail level. |
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Automatic transmission |
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When the gears are shifted
automatically by the vehicle and managed by a torque converter (this
replaces the clutch). It connects and disconnects the engine from the
drive wheels while choosing the proper gears according to the speed.
There’s a choice for the number of gears 3, 4 and 5 speeds. The more
gears, the smoother the acceleration. At 4 or 5 speed transmission,
overdrive is the ultimate gear. It lessens the revolutions per minute
(RPM) and offers better gas mileage when driving on the highway. |
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Automobile |
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It’s a four-wheeled passenger
motor vehicle that has the possibility that’s allowed to have no more
than ten passengers. This includes police and racing cars, but not
ambulances or hearses. |
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