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Terms for subject Environment (5949 entries)
desertification control (Remedial and preventive actions adopted against desertification include irrigation, planting of trees and grasses, the erection of fences to secure sand dunes, and a careful management of water resources) basamortutzearen kontrol
design (A graphic representation, especially a detailed plan for construction or manufacture; project) diseinu
desk study (No definition needed) azterketa teoriko
desorption (The process of removing a sorbed substance by the reverse of adsorption or absorption) desortzio
destination of transport (The targeted place to which persons, materials or commodities are conveyed over land, water or through the air) garraioaren norako
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) desulfurazio
desulphurisation of fuel (Removal of sulfur from fossil fuels (or removal of sulfur dioxide from combustion fuel gases) to reduce pollution) erregaiaren desulfurazio
detection (The act or process of discovering evidence or proof of governmental, legal or ethical violations) detekzio
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) detektagailu
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) garbigarri
determination method (Method employed in the assessment or in the evaluation of a quantity, a quality, a fact, an event, etc.) zehazte-metodo
deterrence (Punishment aiming at deterring the criminal from repeating his offences or deterring others from committing similar acts) disuasio
deterrent (Any measure, implement or policy designed to discourage or restrain the actions or advance of another agent, organization or state) disuasio-neurri
detoxification (The act or process of removing a poison or the toxic properties of a substance in the body) destoxikazio
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) herrialde garatu
developing countries debt garapen bideko herrialdeen zor
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) garapen bideko herrialde
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) garapenerako laguntza
development area (Area which has been given special help from a government to encourage business and factories to be set up there) garapen-gune
development co-operation garapenerako lankidetza