Terms for subject Environment (23716 entries) |
stress (A stimulus or succession of stimuli of such magnitude as to tend to disrupt the homeostasis of the organism) | stress | |
stress | stress | |
stress indicator | indicatore di stress | |
stretch of coastal water | tratto di acque costiere | |
stretch of river | tratto di fiume | |
stretch wrapping | imballaggio estensibile | |
striated | costoluto | |
striated | striato | |
strip mining (Superficial mining, in which the valuable rock is exposed by removal of overburden. Coal, numerous nonmetals and metalliferous ores (iron and copper) are worked in this way. Sinonym: strip mining, opencast mining, openpit mining) | attività mineraria a cielo aperto previo sbancamento | |
strong acid waste | rifiuti fortemente acidi | |
strong acidity (High degree of ionization of an acid in water solution) | acidità forte | |
strong motion | misura accelerometrica | |
strong sewage water | acque di fogna concentrate | |
strontium (A soft silvery-white element of the alkaline earth group of metals, occurring chiefly as celestite and as strontianite. Its compounds burn with a crimson flame and are used in fire works) | stronzio | |
structural adjustment program | programma di aggiustamento strutturale | |
structural adjustment program (A program for economic reforms aimed at improving or liberalizing an economy, which is advocated and imposed by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on poor or developing countries in exchange for new loans) | programma di aggiustamento strutturale | |
structural works in coastal waters | sistemazione della fascia costiera | |
structure plan | piano regolatore generale | |
structure plan (Metropolitan structure and land use plan intended to outline the general lines along which development should proceed in an area) | piano regolatore generale | |
structure-activity relationship (The association between a chemical structure and carcinogenicity) | relazione struttura-attività |