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Sewage
Waste, matter, or refuse carried off by sewers. The waste water that passes through sewers. It may be composed of bodily excretions, the waste water and solid waste of residential and commercial establishments, or the solvents and other toxic wastes of industry. Bodily excretions discharged as sewage are potentially infectious and may be the source…
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Seven (7) Tools of Quality
These are: Brainstorming, Pareto Principles, Histogram and Frequency Distributions and Probability Plots, Flow Diagrams, Cause and Effect Charting (CEDAC), Variable and Attribute Charting including Run Charts, and Correlation’s and Scatter Diagrams.
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Set-cIp time
Time spent for preparing a machine for a given operation.
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Serving size
Made up of two parts: a “household measure term” followed by its metric equivalent in grams (g). For beverages, the household measures may be declared as either fluid ounces, cups or fractions of a cup with the metric equivalent in milliliters (ml).
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Serving
A portion of a food sufficient for one person.
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Seed crops
Beans, peas, lentils, corn, wheat, rice, etc.
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Sedimentation
The falling or settling of solid particles in a liquid, as a sediment. The settling out of solution. The action of solid particles falling to the bottom of a liquid. Settling of solid material in blood or other fluid to the bottom of a container.
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Seasoning
To make pleasant to the taste by the addition of salt, pepper, and or spices. Seasonings are ingredients used to enhance the flavor profile of a dish, emphasizing and bringing out its distinct taste. These may consist of a variety of flavor profiles such as salty, acidic, spicy, pungent, or sweet. While commonly associated with…
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Season
To add salt, spices and other flavoring elements to food. To enrich the flavor of a dish by augmenting it with salt or other similar ingredients.
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Sear
To brown surface quickly over high heat in hot skillet or similar utensil or over a hot grill. To achieve a golden-brown hue on the surface of meat, typically by briefly exposing it to high heat in a skillet or heavy-bottomed pan to which a small amount of fat has been added. This process is…
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