Short for fabrication facility, a silicon wafer manufacturing plant. The term usually refers to an individual facility rather than a company. Manufacturers of semiconductors can either build and run their own manufacturing plants or design chips that are manufactured by someone else.
Brettanomyces is a non-spore forming genus of yeast in the family Saccharomycetaceae, and is often colloquially referred to as Brett. The genus name Dekkera is used interchangeably with Brettanomyces, as it describes the teleomorph or spore forming form of the yeast. The cellular morphology of the yeast can vary from ovoid to long sausage shaped cells.
tr.v. seÂ·duced, seÂ·ducÂ·ing, seÂ·ducÂ·es. 1. To attract or lead (someone) away from proper behavior or thinking: He had been in this way seduced from the wisdom of his cooler judgment (Anthony Trollope). See Synonyms at lure. 2. To induce (someone) to engage in sexual activity, as by flirting or persuasion.