Another thing that concerns me is that a lot of chemicals prone to defatting seem also to be prone to cause lung fibrosis after long exposure to aerosolized particles. Your lungs try to protect themselves by growing extra connective tissue which also unfortunately gets in the way of normal respiration.
preference - a strong liking; my own preference is for good literature; the Irish have a penchant for blarney. penchant, predilection, taste. liking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; I've always had a liking for reading; she developed a liking for gin.
The preferences attributed to preferred stock are: 1. Dividends are paid to preferred stockholders first 2. Priority above common stockholders in the event of liquidation 3. Convertible to common shares at the option of the stockholders 4. Callable at the option of the corporation 5.