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  2. Supplier-induced demand - Wikipedia

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    A phenomenon known as "supplier-induced demand" happens when a provider of an item or service stimulates or produces more demand for their offering than would otherwise exist in the market. This may be accomplished in a number of ways, including marketing, price plans, or the swaying of customer preferences.

  3. Polypropylene - Wikipedia

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    Polypropylene ( PP ), also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications. It is produced via chain-growth polymerization from the monomer propylene . Polypropylene belongs to the group of polyolefins and is partially crystalline and non-polar.

  4. Iron - Wikipedia

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    Iron. Iron is a chemical element; it has symbol Fe (from Latin ferrum 'iron') and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core.

  5. AJAR (applications software platform) - Wikipedia

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    AJAR started its development life in 2002 and was a revolution of an earlier TTPCom applications framework that was used by many OEMs and ODMs in the industry during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Prior to Motorola, TTPCom licensed AJAR to several key OEMs, ODMs, semi-conductor manufacturers and system integrators. Motorola was a strategic ...

  6. Romain Gary - Wikipedia

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    Romain Gary ( pronounced [ʁɔ.mɛ̃ ga.ʁi]; 21 May [ O.S. 8 May] 1914 – 2 December 1980), born Roman Kacew ( pronounced [kat͡sɛf], and also known by the pen name Émile Ajar ), was a French novelist, diplomat, film director, and World War II aviator. He is the only author to have won the Prix Goncourt under two names.

  7. Sodium bicarbonate - Wikipedia

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    Sodium bicarbonate ( IUPAC name: sodium hydrogencarbonate [9] ), commonly known as baking soda or bicarbonate of soda, is a chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3. It is a salt composed of a sodium cation ( Na +) and a bicarbonate anion ( HCO 3− ). Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid that is crystalline but often appears as a fine powder.

  8. The Gates Ajar - Wikipedia

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    The Gates Ajar is an 1868 religious novel by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (later Elizabeth Phelps Ward) that was immensely popular following its publication. It was the second best-selling religious novel of the 19th century. [2] 80,000 copies were sold in America by 1900; 100,000 were sold in England during the same time period. [3]

  9. Formaldehyde - Wikipedia

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    Formaldehyde ( / fɔːrˈmældɪhaɪd / ⓘ for-MAL-di-hide, US also / fər -/ ⓘ fər-) ( systematic name methanal) is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH2O and structure H−CHO, more precisely H2C=O. The compound is a pungent, colourless gas that polymerises spontaneously into paraformaldehyde.