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- M. S. D. S.
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Stands for Material Safety Data Sheet, a required sheet that lists any hazardous ingredients, safety precautions, and first aid information that a consumer should know about a product.
- Manufacturing Defects
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Refers to defects that occur during production, not natural blemishes. For example, incorrectly sized boards, improperly squared edges, high moisture content upon arrival, chipped grain, machine burn, and so on.
- Mastic
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Mastic A general term that refers to a glue or adhesive.
- Mechanic
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A term generally used to describe someone who professionally installs flooring.
- Medallion (Hardwood)
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An artistic centerpiece of a floor that is often used in parquet flooring.
- Medullary Rays
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A visible characteristic in wood consisting of strips of cells running horizontally up and down the tree, which were used to store and transport the tree's food and nutrients.
- MFMA
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Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association
- Micro-V
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A V-shaped groove formed by cutting the edge of a strip of wood at a 90 angle and then at a 45 angle.
- Milky
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A term used to describe a substance that looks white or similar to milk.
- Mill
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The act of cutting wood into strips, planks, or other desired shape.
- Mineral Spirits
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A solvent often used to clean dried glue or other stubborn stains.
- Mineral Streak
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A streak found in wood that can range from black to greenish brown that is a result of mineral matter buildup from the flow of sap.
- Mixed Media
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A type of flooring that is mostly wood but incorporates other materials such as ceramic, marble, slate, stone, etc.
- Moisture Content
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A measuring of the amount of moisture in wood or other flooring. It is calculated as a percentage of the weight of the dry wood.
- Moisture Meter
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A device used to measure the moisture level in flooring.
- Moisture-Cured
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Finish that is cured by contact with moisture.
- Moldings
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Trims that are used to cover the expansion gap or to transition to another flooring surface.
- Mosaic Parquet
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A type of parquet flooring that forms a mosaic by using small pieces of wood and arranging them in a herringbone design.
- Muratic Acid
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An acid often used on concrete subfloors to neutralize alkalinity.
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