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Spraying: A method of application in which the coating material is broken up into a fine mist that is directed onto the surface to be coated.

Residual Spraying: The application of small amounts of insecticide to the interior walls of houses to kill and repel malaria-transmitting mosquitoes. DDT is the most common chemical used because it remains tox . . . View Full Definition

Conventional Agriculture: Generally used to contrast common or traditional agricultural practices featuring heavy reliance on chemical and energy inputs typical of large-scale, mechanized farms to alternative agricul . . . View Full Definition

Aeration: aerate Preparation of a saturated solution of air gases by either spraying the solution in air or by bubbling air through it.

Fixative: A liquid, that may be shellac in methylated spirits or synthetic cellulose solution, that is intended to be sprayed as a fine mist on to charcoal, soft pencil, chalk or pastel to consolidate . . . View Full Definition

Ravat (Blanc): French-American hybrid with the technical name of Ravat 6 and parentage of Chardonnay and Seibel 5474. According to Phillip Wagner, late dean of eastern U.S. winemakers, this variety can pro . . . View Full Definition

Regent: (Pronounced 'ray-ghent'). Has synonym name of Geilweilerhof 67-198-3. Has complex parentage of Diana Hamburg x Chambourcin cultivars. Bred for disease resistance, a recent (1998) vintage in . . . View Full Definition

Traminette: Reportedly a.k.a NY 65.533.13. Newly, (1996), released variety derived from a Traminer Rot x Joannes Seyve 23416 cross by Cornell Univ. viticulturists. Quite cold-hardy, bears large clusters . . . View Full Definition

Inkjet: A printer that places ink on the paper by spraying droplets through tiny nozzles.