The chemical composition of cucumber: in the fruit of the cucumber 95-98% water, a very small amount of protein, fats and carbohydrates. In the remaining 3% is carotene, vitamin PP, vitamin C and B vitamins and trace elements. In the cucumber contains a large amount of potassium.
furring strip. n. (Building) a strip of wood or metal fixed to a wall, floor, or ceiling to provide a surface for the fixing of plasterboard, floorboards, etc. Sometimes shortened to: furring.
How Crest White Strips Work. Whitening strips are small pieces of a flexible plastic called polyethylene. Each flexible strip is coated in a whitening gel that contains hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide. You take each strip and mold it around your teeth â one strip for the top, and one strip for the bottom.