Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Salting (confidence trick) — Salting is the Process of adding gold or silver to an ore sample to change the value of the ore with intent to deceive, cheat or defraud any person. In the United States of America it is a class six Felony. A famous example of Salting is the… … Wikipedia
Bre-X — Minerals Ltd., a member of the Bre X group of companies, was a junior Canadian mining company, based in Calgary, that was once reported to be sitting on an enormous gold deposit at Busang, Indonesia (on Borneo). Bre X bought the Busang site in… … Wikipedia
protein — proteinaceous /proh tee nay sheuhs, tee i nay /, proteinic, proteinous, adj. /proh teen, tee in/, n. 1. Biochem. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the… … Universalium
Zinc — This article is about the metallic element. For other uses, see Zinc (disambiguation). copper ← zinc → gallium ↑ Zn ↓ Cd … Wikipedia
Benzene — For other uses, see Benzene (disambiguation). See also: Benzole Benzene … Wikipedia
stomach cancer — Malignant tumour of the stomach. The main risk factors include a diet high in salted, smoked, or pickled foods; Helicobacter pylori infection; tobacco and alcohol use; age (over age 60); and a family history of stomach cancer. Males develop… … Universalium
Bre-X Minerals Scandal — ▪ 1998 The biggest fraud in the history of mining was exposed in March 1997 the claim by Calgary, Alta. based Bre X Minerals Ltd., a small Canadian exploration firm, that it had made one of the world s largest gold discoveries in a remote… … Universalium
Blood — For other uses, see Blood (disambiguation). Human blood smear: a – erythrocytes; b – neutrophil; c – eosinophil; d – lymphocyte … Wikipedia
Protein — Proteins are large organic compounds made of amino acids arranged in a linear chain and joined together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of adjacent amino acid residues. The sequence of amino acids in a protein is defined by … Wikipedia
Preservative — A preservative is a natural or synthetic chemical that is added to products such as foods, pharmaceuticals, paints, biological samples, wood, etc. to prevent decomposition by microbial growth or by undesirable chemical changes.Preservatives in… … Wikipedia
