Word: zero
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...have been or will be purchased and thawed out for use by big manufacturers of mayonnaise, macaroni, pastry, candy and ice cream. Frozen eggs differ from cold-storage eggs in that they are packed in bulk, not in the shell, are not merely chilled but actually frozen at sub-zero temperatures and may thus be preserved for from one to two years, whereas cold-storage eggs are usually kept not more than six months. Last week frozen eggs became a fullfledged commodity in the Midwest when the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, No. 1 U. S. headquarters for egg speculation, admitted them...
...explain the logic of their treatment Dr. Young explained: "Ordinarily there are 80,000,000 fat particles in each cubic centimetre of blood. The body uses them as shock troops against disease. We found that in severe cases of bronchial diseases the fat in the blood dropped to zero. That lack must be filled...
...stars are separated by such unimaginably vast reaches of space that the chance of another such near-collision is almost zero...
...transcontinental route, and Eastern Air covets Braniff's line between Houston and Brownsville, Tex., in order to tie up with Pan American's route in Mexico. Last week the chances of fulfilling most of these ambitions without overhauling the Air Mail Act of 1934 were reduced to zero by a reluctant I. C. C. decision...
...diminutive snow-removal crew have been expended mainly in sanding icy walks this year, or clearing drains of slush. No icicles have broken or punctured roofs; no exposed washbowl plumbing in Hollis and Stoughton has frozen up. This accounts for a further saving of $4000. According to Johnson, zero temperature is necessary to freeze the more ancient Yard plumbing...