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Prime Paper: The highest-quality, investment-grade debt of corporations as decided by rating agencies such as Moody's.

Prime Vertical: The great circle that rises vertically from the east point of the horizon and passes through Earth's zenith and nadir.

Prime Rate Fund: A mutual fund that buys portions of corporate loans from banks and pays the interest to shareholders.

Primer: A first coat of paint applied in order to inhibit corrosion and provide adhesion between the substrate and subsequent coats of paint.

Printing-Out Papers: Light sensitive printing papers which visibly darken during exposure to sunlight. Also referred to as contact printing papers.

Resin Coated Paper (RC): Printing paper with a water repellent base. Rc paper can be processed faster, require less washing, and dry more quickly than fiber based papers.

Prime Rate: The rate a lender charges its best customers. The rate is calculated differently by each lender.

Rice Paper: A generic term for Japanese and other asian forms of paper made for artist's use. Used for sumi-e, brush calligraphy, and watercolor. Fibers from the inner bark of woody plants such as kozo . . . View Full Definition

Prime Book Of Entry: See Original book of entry .

Prime Farmland: Land that is best suited to and available for the production of food, feed, forage, fiber, and oilseed crops. It can be cropland, pastureland, rangeland, forestland, or other land. It has th . . . View Full Definition