Casparian Strip: In plants, an impermeable waxy layer between the cells of the endodermis that stops water and solutes from entering the xylem, except by passing through the cytoplasm of adjacent cells.

 

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Casparian Strip: In plants, an impermeable waxy layer between the cells of the endodermis that stops water and solutes from entering the xylem, except by passing through the cytoplasm of adjacent cells.

Stripped Bond: Ownership interests in specified mortgages purchased by Freddie Mac from a single seller in exchange for separate instruments representing interests in the same mortgages.

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities (SMBS): Bond that can be subdivided into a series of zero-coupon bonds.

Stripe: To hit a tee shot solidly and straight, implying that it finds the center stripe of the fairway (the direction of mowing and subsequent leaning of the grass blades has the visual effect on t . . . View Full Definition

Stripcropping: Growing crops in a systematic arrangement of strips or bands, usually parallel to the land’s contour, that serve as barriers to wind and water erosion.

Strip Tillage: Planting and tillage operations that are limited to a strip not to exceed one-third of the distance between rows: the area between is left untilled with a protective cover of crop residue on . . . View Full Definition

Stripped Syndication: A programming strategy in which syndicated shows are scheduled Monday through Friday in the same time slot.

Stripping: The process of removing old paint varnishes or stains by using paint remover, sandpaper, or other tools.

Tier (Township Strip): A strip of land six miles wide, extending east and west and numbered north and south according to its distance from the base line in the rectangular (government) survey system of legal description.

Weatherstrip: Narrow sections of thin metal or other material installed to prevent the infiltration of air and moisture around windows and doors.