| kartzinogeno |
carcinogen (A substance that causes cancer in humans and animals) |
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| kartzinogenotasun |
carcinogenicity (The ability or tendency of a substance or physical agent to cause or produce cancer) |
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| Kaspiar itsasoa |
Caspian Sea (No definition needed) |
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| katalisi |
catalysis (A phenomenon in which a relatively small amount of substance augments the rate of a chemical reaction without itself being consumed) |
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| katalizatzaile |
catalyst (A substance whose presence alters the rate at which a chemical reaction proceeds, but whose own composition remains unchanged by the reaction. Catalysts are usually employed to accelerate reactions(positive catalyst), but retarding (negative) catalysts are also used) |
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| katamaran |
twin-hull craft (Oil tank vessels provided with a double-hull to meet the regulatory safety requirements in oil transportation. Requirements include minimum values for depths and breadth of double bottoms. Also called double-hull tank vessel) |
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| katastrofe |
catastrophe (A sudden, widespread disaster or calamity that greatly exceeds the resources of an area or region) |
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| kate trofiko |
food chain (A sequence of organisms on successive trophic levels within a community, through which energy is transferred by feeding; energy enters the food chain during fixation by primary producers (mainly green plants) and passes to the herbivores (primary consumers) and then to the carnivores (secondary and tertiary consumers)) |
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| kate-produkzioaren kudeaketa |
chain management (The administration, organization and planning for the flow of materials or merchandise through various stages of production and distribution, involving a network of vendors, suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers and other trading partners) |
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| kategoria profesional |
occupational status |
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| katioi |
cation (A positively charged atom or group of atoms, or a radical which moves to the negative pole (cathode) during electrolysis) |
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| kausa-efektu erlazio |
cause-effect relation (The relating of causes to the effects that they produce) |
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| kautxu |
rubber (A cream to dark brown elastic material obtained by coagulating and drying the latex from certain plants, especially the rubber tree) |
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| kautxu-hondakin |
rubber waste (Any refuse or unwanted material made of synthetic or natural rubber, often the byproduct of rubber processing) |
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| kautxu-prozesaketa |
rubber processing (The systematic series of actions in which a solid substance deriving from rubber trees and plants is toughened and treated chemically to give it the strength, elasticity, resistance and other qualities needed for the manufacture of products such as erasers, elastic bands, water hoses, electrical insulation and tires) |
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| kautxu-prozesaketaren industria |
rubber processing industry (A sector of the economy in which an aggregate of commercial enterprises is engaged in the manufacture and marketing of natural or synthetic rubber products) |
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| kazkabar |
hail (Precipitation in the form of balls or irregular lumps of ice, always produced by convective clouds, nearly always cumulonimbus) |
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| ke |
fume (Solids in the air that have been generated by the condensation of vapors, chemical reactions or sublimation (a direct change from solid to gas). Often metallic oxides or metals, these particles are less than 1 micrometer in diameter and may be toxic) |
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| ke |
smoke (An aerosol, consisting of visible particles and gases, produced by the incomplete burning of carbon-based materials, such as wood and fossil fuels) |
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| ke-prebentzio |
smoke prevention |
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