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  • 111cast-i|ron — cast iron, a hard, brittle form of iron made by casting. Cast iron is made by remelting pig iron. It contains carbon and silicon and is used to make automobile engine blocks and the like. cast i|ron «KAST Y uhrn, KAHST », adjective. 1. made of… …

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  • 112CAST (Studie) — CAST (Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial) ist das Akronym einer von 1986 bis 1998 durchgeführten klinischen Studie über die Wirksamkeit von Arzneimitteln aus der Gruppe der Klasse I Antiarrhythmika zur Verhinderung des plötzlichen Herztodes… …

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  • 113Cast earth — is a modified (and patented) building material developed since the mid 1990 s by Harris Lowenhaupt. Based on the earlier unpatented Turkish Alker, it is a concrete like composite with soil (of a suitable composition) as its bulk component, but is …

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  • 114CAST EU-Projekt — CAST (Comparative Assessment Of Security Centered Training For First Responders On Disaster Management in the EU) ist ein Projekt der Europäischen Union im Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). Im Rahmen des CAST EU Forschungsprojekts wurden… …

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  • 115Cast of Thousands — Studioalbum von Elbow Veröffentlichung 2003 Label V2 Records Format …

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  • 116cast-iron — adjective 1. ) made of cast iron 2. ) very definite, and certain to be effective: She claims to have a cast iron alibi. cast iron safety procedures 3. ) very strong, or able to deal with difficult conditions: a cast iron stomach cast iron nerves …

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  • 117cast steel — cast steel, adj. any of various steels cast in molds to form objects. [1770 80] * * * cast steel, steel which is produced by casting or which has undergone fusion. cast steel «KAST STEEL, KAHST », adjective. 1. made of cast steel. 2. resembling… …

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  • 118cast around for — ˌcast a ˈround for ˌcast a ˈbout for british [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they cast around for he/she/it casts around for present participle casting around for past tense …

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  • 119cast about for — ˌcast a ˈround for ˌcast a ˈbout for british [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they cast around for he/she/it casts around for present participle casting around for …

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  • 120cast your net wide — phrase to consider or involve a large variety of people or things Velikovsky had cast his net wide in search of supporting evidence for his theory. Thesaurus: to include something or someonesynonym Main entry: cast * * * cast your net wide see… …

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