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 JOIST Wooden, steel, or reinforced concrete beam placed to support a floor or ceiling in a structure.[Fire Cause Determination, IFSTA 1986]

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LAMINAR FLOW Fluid flow in the absence of turbulence. Also called streamline flow. [Friedman 1989]

LEAN MIXTURE A fuel-air mixture containing more air than required to fully oxidize the fuel molecules (as contrasted with a rich mixture or a stoichiometric mixture). [Friedman 1989]

LIQUID A state of matter in which the molecules are in contact with one another but can move freely among one another. [Friedman 1989]

LISTED ...means equipment or materials included in a list published by a certification organization accredited by the Standards Council of Canada. (Ontario Fire Code 1996)

LITOTES / understatement, for intensification, by denying the contrary of the thing being affirmed. (Sometimes used synonymously with meiosis.)
*A few unannounced quizzes are not inconceivable.
*War is not healthy for children and other living things.
*One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day. (meiosis) (A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples, Ross Scaife)

LNG Liquified natural gas (primarily methane). [Friedman 1989]

LOW PRESSURE STORAGE TANK ... means a storage tank designed to operate at pressures greater than 3.5 kPa (gauge) to 100 kPa (gauge). (Ontario Fire Code 1996)

LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT ...means the minimum concentration of vapour in air at which the propagation of flame occurs on contact with a source of ignition. (Ontario Fire Code 1996)

LPG Liquefied petroleum gas (primarily propane and butane). [Friedman 1989]


 
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