Liquid metal electrodeA liquid metal electrode is an electrode that uses a liquid metal, such as mercury, Galinstan, and NaK. They can be used in electrocapillarity, voltammetry, and impedance measurements. The dropping mercury electrode (DME) is a working electrode made of mercury and used in polarography. Experiments run with mercury electrodes are referred to as forms of polarography even if the experiments are identical or very similar to a corresponding voltammetry experiment which uses solid working electrodes.
Blowing agentA blowing agent is a substance which is capable of producing a cellular structure via a foaming process in a variety of materials that undergo hardening or phase transition, such as polymers, plastics, and metals. They are typically applied when the blown material is in a liquid stage. The cellular structure in a matrix reduces density, increasing thermal and acoustic insulation, while increasing relative stiffness of the original polymer.
Poudre noireLa poudre noire, parfois dénommée poudre à canon ou poudre à fusil, est le plus ancien explosif chimique connu. De couleur noire, elle est constituée d'un mélange déflagrant de soufre, de nitrate de potassium (salpêtre) et de charbon de bois. Inventée en Chine probablement vers le , la poudre noire s'est progressivement diffusée en Europe et en Asie jusqu'au . Utilisée pour les canons et les fusils, c'était le seul explosif chimique connu jusqu'au .
Plucking (hair removal)Plucking or tweezing can mean the process of human hair removal, removing animal hair or a bird's feathers by mechanically pulling the item from the owner's body. In humans, hair removal is done for personal grooming purposes, usually with tweezers. An epilator is a motorised hair plucker. Those under the influence of deliriants or trichotillomania may pluck their own hair out of habit. Roman baths employed personnel solely to pluck hair from their clients' bodies.
