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Terms for subject Environment (5650 entries)
desk study (No definition needed) estudi d'escriptori
desorption (The process of removing a sorbed substance by the reverse of adsorption or absorption) desabsorció
destination of transport (The targeted place to which persons, materials or commodities are conveyed over land, water or through the air) localització del transport
desulphurisation (The removal of sulphur, as from molten metals or petroleum oil. Sulphur residues in fuels end up as sulphur dioxide when the fuel is burned causing acid rain) dessulfuració
desulphurisation of fuel (Removal of sulfur from fossil fuels (or removal of sulfur dioxide from combustion fuel gases) to reduce pollution) dessulfurització del combustible
detection (The act or process of discovering evidence or proof of governmental, legal or ethical violations) detecció
detector (A mechanical, electrical, or chemical device that automatically identifies and records or registers a stimulus, such as an environmental change in pressure or temperature, an electrical signal, or radiation from a radioactive material) detector
detergent (A surface-active agent used for removing dirt and grease from a variety of surfaces and materials. Early detergents contained alkyl sulphonates, which proved resistant to bacterial decomposition, causing foaming in rivers and difficulties in sewage treatment plants. These hard detergents were replaced during the 1960s with soft biodegradable detergents. Apprehension continues to be expressed about the use of phosphates in detergents, helping to promote the process of eutrophication. No satisfactory substitute has yet emerged) detergent
determination method (Method employed in the assessment or in the evaluation of a quantity, a quality, a fact, an event, etc.) mètode de determinació
deterrence (Punishment aiming at deterring the criminal from repeating his offences or deterring others from committing similar acts) dissuasió
deterrent (Any measure, implement or policy designed to discourage or restrain the actions or advance of another agent, organization or state) mesura dissuasòria
detoxification (The act or process of removing a poison or the toxic properties of a substance in the body) desintoxicació
developed country (A nation possessing a relatively high degree of industrialization, infrastructure and other capital investment, sophisticated technology, widespread literacy and advanced living standards among its populations as a whole) país desenvolupat
developing countries debt deute de països en desenvolupament
developing country (A country whose people are beginning to utilize available resources in order to bring about a sustained increase in per capita production of goods and services) país en desenvolupament
development aid (The economic assistance or other types of support provided to developing countries to promote or encourage advancement in living standards, institutions, infrastructure, agricultural practices and other aspects of an economy, and to resolve problems typically associated with developing countries) ajut al desenvolupament
development area (Area which has been given special help from a government to encourage business and factories to be set up there) àrea de desenvolupament
development co-operation cooperació al desenvolupament
development model (A description, representation, or conception of the economic advancement process of a region or people) model de desenvolupament
development pattern (The combination of qualities, structures, acts and tendencies characterizing the economic and social growth of a community or human group) model de desenvolupament

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