GLOSSARY

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ML

Millilitre. A metric unit of capacity, equal in volume to one cubic centimetre (cc), or about 1/16th of a cubic inch. There are 1,000 millilitres in one litre (l).


MOBILISATION

Expenses incurred in assembling the required equipment, materials and personnel at a site prior to the start of work.


MOISTURE CONTENT

The percentage or weight of moisture in materials, as compared to the weight of that material when completely dry (oven dried)


MOISTURE METER

An electronic moisture sensing device used to measure the internal moisture percentage of various construction materials, such as wood, gypsum board, masonry, etc.


MOISTURE REGAIN

The amount of moisture an oven-dried fibre or material absorbs, when exposed to a standard test atmosphere of 70oF (21oC) and 65% RH, expressed as a percentage. Typical moisture regain values are: wool, 15%; nylon, 4%; polyester, 0.4%.


MOISTURE VAPOUR EMISSION RATE

The time rate (time) at which moisture in a material changes from a liquid state to a vapour or gas.


MOLECULAR WEIGHT

Weight (mass) of a molecule, based on the sum of the atomic weights of the atoms that make up the molecule.


MOLECULE

The smallest unit into which a substance may be divided and still retain the characteristics of that substance.


MORTGAGEE

The lender from whom a mortgage is obtained.


MOULD

A common term for filamentous fungi, often seen as a superficial or _woolly_ growth of long chains of fungi cells formed on damp organic materials. Toxigenic moulds may produce a potentially harmful substance called a mycotoxin.