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Overcoat - individual strands of tin copper stranded together and then covered with a tin coating.

Overlap - the amount the trailing edge laps over the leading edge of a tape wrap.

Oxygen index - percentage of oxygen necessary to support combustion of a specified material.

Ozone - a highly active form of oxygen produced by the passage of electric discharges or sparks through the air or oxygen.

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