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Terms for subject Environment (5719 entries)
sti path (A route or track between one place to another)
stikkprøve random test (Tests which do not always yield the same result when repeated under the same conditions)
stikling cutting (In plant propagation, young shoots or stems removed for the purpose of growing new plants by vegetatively rooting the cuttings; vegetative propagation)
stivelse starch (A polysaccharide which is a combination of many monosaccharide molecules, made during photosynthesis and stored as starch grains in many plants)
stoffbalanse balance of matter (A calculation to inventory material inputs versus outputs in a process system)
stoffegenskap behaviour of substances (Reactivity of a compound depending on the structure of the molecules)
stoffregistrering recording of substances (No definition needed)
stoffskifte metabolism (All the chemical reactions that take place in a living organism, comprising both anabolism and catabolism. Basal metabolism is the energy exchange of an animal at rest. Catabolism is the synthesis of complex molecules from simpler ones. Catabolism is the breaking down by organisms of complex molecules into simpler ones with the liberation of energy)
stofftransport mass transport (physics, The movement of matter in a medium)
storm storm (An atmospheric disturbance involving perturbations of the prevailing pressure and wind fields on scales ranging from tornadoes to extratropical cyclones; also the associated weather and the like)
stormskade storm damage (Storms may cause flooding and damage to crops; uproot trees; damage roofs and chimneys; break windows, leading to rain damage; overturn trucks; affect transportation, communication and energy supplies; delay building construction and destroy traditional landmarks. In their more violent form, storms may cause severe damage and loss of life)
storrisiko major risk (The high probability that a given hazard or situation will yield a significant amount of lives lost, persons injured, damage to property , disruption of economic activity or harm to the environment; or any product of the probability of occurrence and the expected magnitude of damage beyond a maximum acceptable level)
storrisikoanlegg major risk installation (Installations whose functioning involves the possibility of major hazards such as chemical plants, nuclear, coal and oil power production plants, etc.)
stort forbrenningsanlegg large combustion plant (Any sizable building which relies on machinery that converts energy released from the rapid burning of a fuel-air mixture into mechanical energy)
stortingsdebatt parliamentary debate (Formal discussion or dispute on a particular matter among the members of the parliament)
stortingsrapport parliamentary report (A written account describing in detail observations or the results of an inquiry into an event or situation and presented to an official, deliberative body with legislative powers)
storulykke major accident (An unexpected occurrence, failure or loss beyond normal or specified levels with the potential for harming human life, property or the environment)
storvilt big game (Large wild animals that weigh typically more than 30 lb when fully grown, hunted for food, sport or profit)
straff penalty (1. A punishment for a crime. 2. A sum specified in a contract as payable on its breach but not constituting a genuine estimate of the likely loss)
straff for miljøskade penalty for environmental damage (Punishment, varying from fines to withdrawal of government funds to economic sanctions, which is imposed for the harm or injury done to natural resources)

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