byssinosis in Medicine. byssinosis bysÂ·siÂ·noÂ·sis (bÄ­s'Ä­-nÅ'sÄ­s) n. A form of pneumoconiosis that affects cotton, flax, and hemp workers and is characterized by symptoms, such as wheezing, that are most severe at the beginning of each work week. Also called brown lung disease.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Material take off (MTO) is a term used in engineering and construction, and refers to a list of materials with quantities and types (such as specific grades of steel) that are required to build a designed structure or item.
DEFINITION of 'Offtake Agreement'. An agreement between a producer of a resource and a buyer of a resource to purchase/sell portions of the producer's future production.An offtake agreement is normally negotiated prior to the construction of a facility such as a mine in order to secure a market for the future output of the facility.If lenders can see the company will have a purchaser of its production, it makes it easier to obtain financing to construct a facility. Next Up.REAKING DOWN 'Offtake Agreement'. Offtake agreements are frequently used in natural resource development, where the capital costs to extract the resource is signficant and the company wants a guarantee that some of its product will be sold.