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basilar angle (medicine)


basilar angle


An angle formed by the intersection at the basion of lines coming from the nasal spine and the nasal point.


flux (sh)




In metallurgy, any substance introduced in the smelting of ores to promote fluidity and to remove objectionable impurities in the form of slag.

Limestone is commonly used for this purpose in smelting iron ores. Other materials used as fluxes are silica, dolomite, lime, borax, and fluorite. In soldering, the flux removes oxide films, promotes wetting, and prevents reoxidation of the surfaces during heating. Rosin is widely used as a noncorrosive flux when electronic equipment is soldered; in Other applications, a water solution of zinc chloride and ammonium chloride may be used.