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Terms for subject Environment (15072 entries)
xenobiotiskt ämne xenobiotic substance (A substance which would not normally be found in a given environment, and usually means a toxic chemical which is entirely artificial, such as a chlorinated aromatic compound or an organomercury compound)
xenobiotiskt ämne xenobiotic substance
xenosaurer crocodile lizards
xerotermisk xerothermic
yngelområde spawning area
yngelområde spawning ground
Younkins metod Younkin method
yrkesfiske commercial fishery (Such fisheries belong to one of two groups: one catching demersal (bottom-living) fish, e.g. cod, haddock, plaice, sole; the other catching pelagic (surface-living) fish, e.g. anchovy, tuna, herring)
yrkesgrupp occupational group (A collection of people who earn their living by similar or identical means of work)
yrkessjukdom occupational disease (A functional or organic disease caused by factors arising from the operations or materials of an individual's industry, trade, or occupation)
yrkesutbildning vocational training (A special training for a regular occupation or profession, especially, one for which one is specially suited or qualified)
ytaktivt ämne surface-active agent (A substance that, when used in small quantities, modifies the surface properties of liquids or solids. A surface-active agent reduces surface tension in a fluid or the interfacial tension between two immiscible fluids, such as oil and water. Surfactants are particularly useful in accomplishing the wetting or penetration of solids by aqueous liquids and serve in the manner of detergent, emulsifying, or dispersing agents. They are more effective than soap in certain situations and are used by conservators for such purposes as cleaning, wetting, and dispersing)
ytavskumning skimming
ytbädd overburden (The material such as soil and rock lying above a mineral deposit that must be removed in order to work the deposit)
ytbehandling surface treatment (Any method of treating a material (metal, polymer, or wood) so as to alter the surface, rendering it receptive to inks, paints, lacquers, adhesives, and various other treatments, or resistant to weather or chemical attack)
ytdeponering surface method
ytfaktor fill factor
ytfilm slick
ytkälla area emission source
ytkälla area source