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A
Abrahms Law
Abrasion Resistance
Accelerator
Accessorial Charges
Acid Wash
Adhesive
Adoquin Defined
Agglomerated Stone
Aggregate
Anchor
Ansi
Antique Finish
Antislip Finish
Apron
Arabesque
Ashlar
ASTM
B
Back Buttering
Backing
Backsplash
Basalt
Basketweave
Battiscopa
Bed
Bed Joint
Beveled Tile
Beveled Edge
Bill of Lading
Biocuttura Tile
Bisque
Blending
Blue Stone
Book Matching
Bowing
Breaking Strength
Breccia
Brecciated Marble
Brick Bond
Brushed Finish
Bullnose
Bush Hammered
Butt Joint
C
Calcite
Calcite Limestone
Calibration
Cantera
Cantilever
Caulk
Cavity Vent
Cavity Wall
Cement Board
Cement Tile
Chamfer
Chemical Resistance
Chevron
Chip Size
Chiseled Edge
Cladding
Cleavage
Cleft Finish
CNC Machine
Color Body Tile
Color Enhancer/Sealer
Commercial Floor
Consignee
Consolidation
Coping
Cornice
Cove Base
Crackle Glaze
Cross Cut
Cure
Curtain Wall
Cut Off Time
D
DCOF
DDP
DDU
Deco
Demurrage
Devanning
Dimensional Surface
Dolomite
Dot Mounted Mosaic
Drayage
E
Efflorescence
EN
Encaustic Tile
Encaustic-Look Tile
Engineered Stone
Epoxy Adhesive
Epoxy Grout
ETA
Etched
ETD
Expansion Joint
Exterior Floor Tile
Extruded Tile
Ex Works
EPD
F
Fabricated
Fan
FCL
Field Tile
Filling
Film Faced Mosaic
Finger Cove
Flamed Finish
Flashing
Flexural Strength
Floor Tile
Flute
FOB Destination
FOB Origin
Freight Class
Freight Forwarder
Frost Resistance (ASTM C1026, EN 202, ISO 10545-12)
Fumigation Certificate
FDES
G
Gauge
Glazed Edge
Glazed Porcelain
Glazed Tile
Grain
Granite Defined
Grind
Grout
Grout Joint
Greenguard
H
Harmonized Commodity Description And Coding System
Herringbone
High Honed
Honed
HPD
I
Igneous
Impregnators
Incoterms
Inkjet Printing
Intermodal
ISO
Isolation Joint
K
Kerf
L
Lamination
Landed Cost
Lantern
Lappato
Large Format Tile
Leathered Finish
Leed
Less-Than Truckload
Lift Gate Service
Limestone Defined
Liner
Lippage
Listello
Lozenge
M
Marble Defined
Mastic
Mesh-Mounted Mosaic
Micro-Bevel
Minimum Order Quantity
Miter Joint
Model Room
Modular
Modulus Of Rupture
MOH's Scale
Monocuttura Tile
Monolithic
Mosaics
Movement Joint
MSDS
Mud-Set
N
Niche
Nominal Size
Non-Vitreous
O
Oct And Dot
Ogee
Onyx
OSHA
P
Packing List
Pallet
Paper Faced Mosaic
Patina
Paver
Pedestal Installation
PEI Rating
Penny Round
Picket
Pillowed
Pinwheel
Plank
Polished
Pool Coping
Pool Waterline Tile
Porcelain Tile
Porphyry
Port
Port of Arrival
Port of Call
Port of Discharge
Port of Entry
Port of Loading
Post-Consumer Recycled
Pre-Consumer Recycled
Pressed Tile
PEF
Q
Quarry Tile
Quarter Round
Quartz
Quartzite
R
Rock Face
Random Slab
Reactive Glaze
Rectified
Red Body Tile
Residential Floor
Resistance To Deep Abrasion (EN 101, ISO 10545-6)
Reverse Bevel
Running Bond
Rustic Edge
S
Sandstone Defined
Sanitary Base
Satin Finish
Sawed Edge
Sawed Face
Scale
Schist
Scratch Resistance
Sealant
Sedimentary
Semi-Vitreous Tile
Shade Variation
Shop Ticket
Shower Pan
Sill
Skirting
Slab
Slate
Slip Resistance (ASTM C1028, ISO 10545-17)
Soffit
Spacers
Split-Faced Stone
Stack Bond
Stain Resistance (EN 122, ISO 10545-14)
Stone
Stripping
Stuffing
Substrate
Subway Tile
Surface Abrasion (ASTM C1027-99, EN 154, ISO 10545-7)
Sintering
Starting at Pricing
T
Tariff
Terminal
Terracotta
Terrazzo
Thermal Finish
Thin Panel
Thinset
Threshold
Through Body Color
Tile Council Of North America
Transparent Glaze
Travertine
Tread
Trim Pieces
Trowel
Tumbled
U
Undercut
Undulating Surface
Unglazed Porcelain
V
Vein
Vein Cut
Versaille Pattern
Vitreous
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
W
Wainscot
Wall Tile
Warpage
Water Absorption (ASTM C373-88, EN 99, ISO 10545-3)
Waterjet
Waybill
Wear Resistance
Wet Area
White Body Tile