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Sour: A spirit-based cocktail containing sugar, and lemon or lime juice

Point Source: A stationary location or fixed facility such as an industry or municipality that discharges pollutants into the air or surface water through pipes, ditches, lagoons, wells, or stacks - a sin . . . View Full Definition

Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS): A method used by MCOs of determining provider reimbursement that attempts to take into account, when assigning a weighted value to medical procedures or services, all resources that physicia . . . View Full Definition

Common Source Epidemic: A common source epidemic occurs when a group of people is exposed to a single common source of infection. A point source epidemic occurs when a group of people is exposed to a single common . . . View Full Definition

Nonrenewable Resource: A resource that is in limited supply and can't be replenished by natural processes, at least not for thousands of years or more. Fossil fuels are nonrenewable resources. Compare renewable resource.

Uniform Resource Identifier (URI): A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is a compact sequence of characters that identifies an abstract or physical resource. This specification defines the generic URI syntax and a process for . . . View Full Definition

Resource Management Plan (RMP): A BLM planning document, prepared in accordance with Section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act. The plan contains guidelines for making resource management decisions for spec . . . View Full Definition

Renewable Resources: Natural resources, sometimes called flow resources, that replenish themselves within time limits that permit sustained use, in contrast to nonrenewable resources. Congress recognized the ren . . . View Full Definition

Renewable Resource: A resource that can be replenished through natural processes within a human life span, if it is soundly managed. Compare nonrenewable resource.

Secondary Source: Literary scholars distinguish between primary sources, secondary sources, and educational resources. Students should also. To understand the difference, click here.