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blending

In hot-water systems, the mixing of hot water with cold water in order to raise the cold-water temperature. Blending usually […]

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blender

A soft round-tipped paintbrush used for blending colors and smoothing out brush marks left by coarser brushes.

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blended cement

A mixture of portland cement and other material such as granulated blast-furnace slag, pozzolan, hydrated lime, etc., combined either during

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blemish

In wood, marble, etc., usually a minor appearance defect that does not necessarily affect durability or strength.

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bleeding test

A test (ASTM C232) for measuring the tendency for water to rise to the surface of freshly placed concrete.

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bleeding

1. The upward penetration of a coloring pigment from a substrate through a topcoat of paint. 2. The oozing of

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