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usable life

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usable life [¦yüz·ə·bəl ′līf]
(chemical engineering)

pot life
1. The period of time during which a thermosetting plastic or rubber composition remains suitable for its intended use after mixing with a reaction-initiating agent; working life.
2. The length of time a paint material is useful after its original package is opened, or after catalyst or other ingredients are added; also called usable life, spreadable life.


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A software engineer can tell you what kind of upkeep costs you can expect in the future and what maintenance services will extend the usable life of your technology.
It often comes with features such as timers with audible alarms, automatic devices to raise and lower the basket into the oil, measures to prevent the food crumbs from becoming over cooked, ventilation systems to reduce frying odors, oil filters to extend the usable life of the oil and mechanical/electrical temperature controls.
Problems with the substance, classified but thought to be a highly explosive and toxic solvent cleaning agent, have arisen at the Y-12 complex at Oak Ridge in Tennessee, which is extending the usable life of warheads for both the US and British versions of Trident.
 
 
 
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