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Cathode
The negative pole in electrolysis. The negative electrode from which electrons are emitted; the opposite of the anode or positive pole. Negative electrode; the cathode is usually black and is marked with an N or a minus (—) sign. The negative electrode serves as the point of origin for the flow of an electromagnetic current.…
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Catalyst
Substance that accelerates a chemical reaction without affecting the properties of the materials involved. A substance that speeds up a reaction without undergoing any permanent chemical change. Any substance (entity), either of protein or of nonproteinaceous nature, that increases the rate of a chemical reaction, without being consumed itself in the reaction. In the bio-sciences,…
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CAT scan (abbrev)
Computed axial tomography scan.
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CAT (abbrev)
Computed axial tomography.
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Casting wax
A wax composite with acceptable characteristics that can be used for making wax patterns that are placed in an investing material. Then, once the investment has set, heat is applied and the wax is “lost” from the investment. The investment is then subject to the casting process where a liquid is poured into the investment…
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Casting ring
A metal cylinder in which a refractory pattern is made and used in the casting process for a dental prosthesis.
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Casting
A reproduction of an object formed by pouring or injecting a fluid into a mold that then becomes a solid. The forming of an object in a mold.
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Castable ceramic
Regarding dentistry, a glass‐ceramic material that can be cast using the lost‐wax method.
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Castable abutment (syn)
UCLA abutment. A prefabricated component, with or without a prefabricated cylinder, used to make a custom abutment for a cement‐retained or screw‐ retained prosthesis, by waxing its plastic burnout pattern and subsequently casting the abutment through a lost‐wax technique.
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Castable
A material that can be cast. The material can be in a liquid state due to heating or mixing a powder and a liquid; once poured or injected into a mold, it solidifies.
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