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Terminology of the Imperium
DOORSEAL:aportableplastichermeticsealusedformoisturesecurityinFremenoverdaycavecamps.
DUMPBOXES:thegeneraltermforanycargocontainerofirregularshapeandequippedwithablationsurfacesandsuspensordampingsystem.Theyareusedtodumpmaterialfromspaceontoaplanet’ssurface.
DUNEMEN:idiomaticforopensandworkers,spicehuntersandthelikeonArrakis.Sandworkers.Spiceworkers.
DUSTCHASM:anydeepcrevasseordepressiononthedesertofArrakis
thathasbeenfilledwithdustnotapparentlydifferentfromthesurroundingsurface;adeadlytrapbecausehumanoranimalwillsinkinitandsmother.(SeeTidalDustBasin.)
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ECAZ:fourthplanetofAlphaCentauriB;thesculptors’paradise,socalledbecauseitisthehomeoffogwood,theplantgrowthcapableofbeingshapedinsitusolelybythepowerofhumanthought.
EGO-LIKENESS:portraiturereproducedthroughashigawireprojectorthatiscapableofreproducingsubtlemovementssaidtoconveytheegoessence.
ELACCADRUG:narcoticformedbyburningblood-grainedelaccawoodofEcas.Itseffectistoremovemostofthewilltoself-preservation.Druggeeskinshowsacharacteristiccarrotcolor.Commonlyusedtoprepareslavegladiatorsforthering.
EL-SAYAL:the“rainofsand.”Afallofdustwhichhasbeencarriedtomediumaltitude(around2,000meters)byacoriolisstorm.El-sayalsfrequentlybringmoisturetogroundlevel.
ERG:anextensivedunearea,aseaofsand.
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FAI:thewatertribute,chiefspecieoftaxonArrakis.
