Api gravity scale
noun
the American Petroleum Institute gravity scale: a universally accepted scale of the relative density of fluids that is used in fuel technology and is measured in degrees API. One degree API is equal to (141.5/d)–131.5, where d = relative density at 288.7K See also Baumé scale
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- Apia
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu. an island in Western Samoa, in the S Pacific: the home of Robert Louis Stevenson for the last five years of his life. 430 sq. mi. (1113 sq. km). Capital: Apia. an independent country comprising the W part of Samoa: formerly a trust […]
- Apiaceous
belonging to the Apiaceae, an alternative name for the plant family Umbelliferae. Compare (def 4).
- Apiarian
relating to bees or to the breeding and care of bees. Historical Examples But there are cases where an apiarian has more stocks than he wishes to keep. Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained M. Quinby This should be to the apiarian, as “the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.” Langstroth on the Hive […]
- Apian
of or relating to bees. Historical Examples apian silences one of his crew who attempts to mock at the unhappy wretches. Frdric Mistral Charles Alfred Downer Abstract ideas are not likely to play a large part in apian consciousness. The Evolutionist at Large Grant Allen The canoe was loaded down to the gunwale with the […]
- Apiary
a place in which a colony or colonies of bees are kept, as a stand or shed for beehives or a bee house containing a number of beehives. Contemporary Examples He came to the Waldorf two years ago from a hotel in Toronto, where he ran a similar rooftop garden and apiary. Honey Harvest at […]