Technology / Motorcycle / Mag Alloy: Magnesium alloy, a strong lightweight metal used for many components, particularly wheels. MORE
Business / Agriculture / Marketing Quotas (Or Allotments): Authorized by the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, these quotas (sometimes called poundage quotas) limit marketings of certain commodities. The marketing quota, which must be approved by at least MORE
Business / Debt / Personal Allowance: Tax allowances are concessions by the Inland Revenue which can be used to reduce a person's Taxable Income. The main allowance for taxpayers is the 'personal allowance'; which is an amount of income t MORE
Science / Chemistry / Allosteric Effect: allosteric interaction A change in the behavior of one part of a molecule caused by a change in another part of the molecule. MORE
Business / Agriculture / Fallow Cropland: Cropland left idle during the growing season, sometimes called summer fallow. It may be tilled or sprayed to control weeds and conserve moisture in the soil. The amount of cultivated summer fallow has MORE
Business / Agriculture / Acreage Allotment: Under provisions of permanent commodity price support law, a farm?€™s acreage allotment is its share, based on its previous production, of the national acreage needed to produce sufficient supplie MORE