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Infobox references. N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide, also called diethyltoluamide or DEET ( / diːt /, from DET, the initials of di- + ethyl + toluamide), [ 1][ 2] is the oldest, one of the most effective and most common active ingredient in commercial insect repellents.
A waterskin is a receptacle used to hold water. Normally made of a sheep or goat skin, it retains water naturally and therefore was very useful in desert crossings until the invention of the canteen, though waterskins are still used in some parts of the world.
Fuller's earth being used to create "muddy" water to simulate a natural habitat for the laboratory hatching of fish eggs In the laboratory, for filtering, decolorizing, absorbing, and mimicking natural sediment (as in experiments simulating the weathering effects of erosion and deposition in geological experiments, and hatching fish eggs).
A full roll of toilet paper Toilet paper and toilet paper holder; the paperboard center of a spent roll is visible on the holder.. Toilet paper (sometimes called toilet tissue, [1] toilet roll, [1] or bathroom tissue [1]) is a tissue paper product primarily used to clean the anus and surrounding region of feces (after defecation), and to clean the external genitalia and perineal area of urine ...
Bidet. A bidet ( US: / bɪˈdeɪ / ⓘ or UK: / ˈbiːdeɪ /) is a bowl or receptacle designed to be sat upon in order to wash a person's genitalia, perineum, inner buttocks, and anus. The modern variety has a plumbed-in water supply and a drainage opening, and is thus a plumbing fixture subject to local hygiene regulations.
Icaridin, also known as picaridin, is an insect repellent which can be used directly on skin or clothing. [ 1] It has broad efficacy against various arthropods such as mosquitos, ticks, gnats, flies and fleas, and is almost colorless and odorless. A study performed in 2010 showed that picaridin spray and cream at the 20% concentration provided ...
A water bath operating at 72°C. A water bath is laboratory equipment made from a container filled with heated water. It is used to incubate samples in water at a constant temperature over a long period of time. Most water baths have a digital or an analogue interface to allow users to set a desired temperature, but some water baths have their ...
Bacova, Virginia, created by the Tidewater Lumber Company. The name Bacova was selected by the company as shorthand for Bath County, Va. Bassett, Virginia, dominated by Bassett Furniture company, still housing the company’s headquarters; Saltville, Virginia, dominated by Mathieson Alkali Works and its successors through the Olin Corporation