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Anvil (Perforating)
Anodic Protection: Polarization to a higher oxidizing potential to achieve a
reduced corrosion rate (promotes passivity).
Anodizing: Oxide coating of a metal surface to reduce corrosion.
Anomalous: Unusual data or measurement that is away from or out of the
range of other data.
Anoxic: (1) Conditions where concentration is very low, usually less than 0.1
mg/L of water. (2) A condition in which the aquatic (water) environment does
not contain enough dissolved molecular oxygen, which is called an oxygen-
decient condition. Generally refers to an environment in which chemically
bound oxygen, such as in nitrate, is present. ...