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resource

[′rē‚sȯrs]
(science and technology)
A reserve source of supply, such as a material or mineral.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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