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Pertaining to a sedimentary rock, such as sandstone or limestone, that contains only minimal amounts of clay minerals. Clean reservoir rocks typically have better porosity and permeability than dirty [..]
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In the context of general equities, block trade that matches buy or sell orders/interests, sparing the block trader any inventory risk (no net position and hence none available for additional customer [..]
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Fresh on the palate and free of any off-taste.
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Old English clæne "dirtlessly," also "clearly, fully, entirely;" see clean (adj.). Compare similar use of German rein "clean."
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mid-15c., "make clean," from clean (adj.). Related: Cleaned; cleaning. From clean out "clean by emptying" comes sense of "to leave bare" (1844); cleaned-out "left pe [..]
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Old English clæne "free from dirt or filth; pure, chaste, innocent; open, in the open," of beasts, "ritually safe to eat," from West Germanic *klainoz "clear, pure" (sour [..]
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CleanThe various forms of uncleanness according to the Mosaic law are enumerated in Leviticus 1115 -15; Numbers 19 . The division of animals into clean and unclean was probably founded on the practice [..]
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make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" free from dirt or impurities; or [..]
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100 particles >10 micron per milliliter - in regards to an oil sample bottle cleanliness
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without dirt or dust
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  Coffee cupping or tasting term describing a coffee sample that is free from flavor defects.
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1. adj. Used of hardware or software designs, implies `elegance in the small', that is, a design or implementation that may not hold any surprises but does things in a way that is reasonably intu [..]
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The various forms of uncleanness according to the Mosaic law are enumerated in Lev. 11-15; Num. 19. The division of animals into clean and unclean was probably founded on the practice of sacrifice. It [..]
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Definition Free of debt.
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putsn
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tsikhtik
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aseptic
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Adj. Having no drugs, weapons or illicit goods on one's person. E.g."You can't arrest me officer, I'm clean!"
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free of amendments or annotations
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(weightlifting) The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.
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Clean means debt-free.  
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Free of visible soil including food particles and dirt. Example: Removal of all grossly visible faecal material, followed with a power wash of all surfaces using detergent to remove adherent proteins and debris would be expected to result in a clean finishing area. Merely removing all grossly visible organic matter and pressure-spraying with water [..]
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(n) a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead(v) make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from(v) remove unwanted substances from, such [..]
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Free from blame or fault.
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Clean away! Scrub on, go on cleaning, etc.
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Applied to the bottom of the sea, harbour or river, means free from rocks or obstructions. See also foul.
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Quality leaf free from all dust, stalks and other bits
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To change from one type of dress to another.
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Referring to the lines of a vessel's hull when they give a a fine and unobstructed run from bow to stern so that she moves through the water smoothly.
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INTO Navalese for to dress oneself in the ‘rig’ ordered. Thus one used to get the anomalous order to ‘Clean into coaling rig’.
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The opposite of DIRTY; an aircraft with gear and flaps raised. In extreme cases, with external stores jettisoned.
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Referring to the lines of a vessel's hull when they give a a fine and unobstructed run from bow to stern so that she moves through the water smoothly.
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this means that there are no reservations associated with the shipping documents.
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(Adjective) Free from visible matter, such as food waste, dust, dirt, grease and other contamination and free from objectionable odour. (Verb) The action of making equipment, utensils, crockery and so on in a condition free from visible matter and odours.
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Free from soils. Cleaning is a necessary part of the sanitization process because residual surface soils can physically block sanitizers from reaching microorganisms or chemically neutralize them.
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Soap and warm water is used to remove visible dirt and debris.
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, adv. quite. ‘I clean forgot.’ ‘He’s clean mad.’
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Slang for items that are worth standard market price or higher due to certain factors that make them more appealing, such as An item that is craftable. An item with no previous owners or history of sc [..]
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No radar contacts; used to confirm a good battle damage check (i.e., no air-to-surface ordnance remaining on the wingman's aircraft).
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Free from obstructions, unevenness, imperfections, as a clean anchorage.
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Landing gear & hook up, flaps & slats retracted; A/C configured for high-speed flight. The way the airplane was meant to fly. Clean, not Dirty
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No radar contacts; used to confirm a good battle damage check (i.e., no air-to-surface ordnance remaining on the wingman's aircraft).
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up - the batter who hits fourth in the order (supposedly to hit a home run and clean up runners on other bases).
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To remove residues or contaminates caused by a specific incident or damage, as distinguished from pre-existing or normal conditions.
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After prolonged drug use, a period of abstinence which allows the body to remove all traces of drugs.  A drug free state.  "I've been clean for six months now." Cocker, Joe: Sang the theme song of "The Wonder Years" - a cover of the Beatles tune "With a little help from my friends" off the famous Sgt. Pepper' [..]
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Describes a distortion free sound with few effects.
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Smooth ocean and wave conditions when the ocean is groomed by a light offshore breeze, or no wind at all.
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use of methods and techniques that keep microbial contamination of the tissues collected at a minimum level (EATB 2003).
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In the context of general equities, block trade that matches buy or sell orders/interests, sparing the block trader any inventory risk (no net position and hence none available for additional customer [..]
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