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floater

[′flōd·ər]
(oceanography)
(petroleum engineering)
A structure for offshore drilling that is secured to the sea floor only by anchors.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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A recent study carried out in Taiwan and published in the April edition of The Journal of American Science, has found eating pineapple regularly can significantly reduce eye floaters.
The short-term 'F1+' rating assigned to the Floater Certificates is based on the obligation of RBC to pay purchase price of tendered floaters as tender option provider.
The floater and the skirt are built to be long lasting and robust, to endure any conditions that the sea can throw at it.
Large floaters can be broken up with laser treatment.
The study group consisted of patients with symptomatic vitreous floaters who primarily visited Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital Retina Clinic to evaluate their floater symptoms and who agreed to participate in the study.
We learned that the junk shop bought a floater for P3,000, while the screws were sold for P8 a kilogram, he said.
Floater's sound includes elements of rock, psychedelia, reggae, pop and jazz.
Margaret Johnson of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, wrote to you about having vitreous floaters in the July/ August 2006 issue of The Saturday Evening Post.
A floater that becomes larger and looks a little red or purple may be due to a hemorrhage caused by a tear in the retina.
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