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retortion

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re·tor·tion  (r-tôrshn)
n.
Variant of retorsion.

retortion [rɪˈtɔːʃən]
n
1. the act of retorting
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a variant spelling of retorsion


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92) According to this statement, the United States was not going to act through a countermeasure, which would have been allowed under international law had the act of recognition of the CSA been considered a breach of international law, but through a mere act of retortion, aimed at adversely affecting British interests but not British rights under international law.
Levamelt as an ethylene-vinyl alcohol (EVOH) modifier may help address some of the inherent limitations associated with the use of EVOH, such as thermoformability, processability, flexibility, retortion behavior, delamination, flexcrack resistance and gel formation at long residence time during extrusion, according to the company.
 
 
 
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