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banking pin
either of two pins for damping or halting the oscillation, in either direction, of a balance or lever. -
bell metal
an alloy of copper and tin, with some zinc and lead, used in casting bells -
damping-off
a disease of seedlings, occurring either before or immediately after emerging from the soil, characterized by rotting of the stem at soil level and eventual collapse of the plant, caused by any of several soil fungi. -
dashpot
a device for damping vibrations; the vibrating part is attached to a piston moving in a liquid-filled cylinder -
decremeter
an instrument for measuring the damping of an electromagnetic wave train. -
rhizoctonia
any of various soil-inhabiting fungi of the genus Rhizoctonia, some species of which are destructive to cultivated plants, causing damping off of seedlings, foliage blight, root and stem cankers, and rot of storage organs.