Asphalt
Most native asphalt is a residue from evaporated petroleum. It is insoluble in water but soluble when heated. Used widely […]
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Asiatic base
A type of Ionic base; consists of a lower disk with horizontal fluting or scotias (there may be a plinth
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Asiatic water closet
A water closet which has its bowl nearly flush with the floor so that the user adopts a squatting position;
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asistencia
In Spanish Colonial architecture, a chapel usually having no permanent priest but relying on the part-time assistance of visiting padres.