C1 Flashcards
A hard substance that forms the branches and trunks of trees
WOOD
A hard substance that forms the branches and trunks of trees
WOOD
Branch of science that deals with non-mechanical properties of wood
WOOD PHYSICS
The ability to lose and absorb water
HYGROSCOPICITY
The ability to lose and absorb water
HYGROSCOPICITY
found associated in the cell wall
BOUND WATER
water in cell lumen, cavities and intercellular spaces
FREE WATER
found associated with chemical structure
WATER OF CONSTITUTION
amount of water in wood expressed as percentage of its ODW
MC
A point where all the water is evaporated from the cell cavities
FSP
A condition by which the MC is balanced with that of the atmospheric condition
EMC
The ratio of the amount of water or moisture that is present in the air
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
