GLOSSARY

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PUTREFACTION

Decomposition of organic matter, especially the anaerobic splitting of proteins by bacteria and fungi, with the resulting formation of foul smelling gases resulting from incomplete oxidation.


PVC

Abbr. for Poly Vinyl Chloride, a polymer commonly used in plumbing pipe and electrical conduit; also for Pigment Volume Concentration, the percentage of pigment in a paint film.