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| Terms for subject Environment (23231 entries) |
| deer hog | babirusa | |
| deers | cérvidos | |
| defence (The act or process of protecting citizens or any geographical area by preparing for or by using military means to resist the attack of an enemy) | defensa | |
| defensive expenditure | gasto difensivo | |
| defined pollution | contaminación definida | |
| deflation | erosión eólica | |
| deflation | erosión por el viento | |
| defoliation (1. The drop of foliage from plants caused by herbicides such as Agent Orange, diuron, triazines, all of which interfere with photosynthesis. The use of defoliants, as in Vietnam or in jungle clearance for agriculture, can permanently destroy tropical forests. Once the tree cover is removed, the soil is subjected to erosion and precious nutrients are rapidly leached away. 2. Destroying (an area of jungle, forest, etc.) as by chemical sprays or incendiary bombs, in order to give enemy troops or guerilla forces no place of concealment) | defoliación | |
| deforestation (The removal of forest and undergrowth to increase the surface of arable land or to use the timber for construction or industrial purposes. Forest and its undergrowth possess a very high water-retaining capacity, inhibiting runoff of rainwater) | deforestación | |
| deforestation | tala de árboles | |
| deforestation | desmonte | |
| deforestation | destrucción de la cubierta forestal | |
| deforestation credit | crédito de deforestación | |
| deforestation credit | crédito por evitar la deforestación | |
| deforestation of large areas | deforestación de grandes superficies | |
| degassing flux | flujo de desgaseado | |
| degradability (The capacity of being decomposed chemically or biologically) | degradabilidad | |
| degradability | degradabilidad | |
| degradation (A type of organic chemical reaction in which a compound is converted into a simpler compound in stages) | degradación | |
| degradation | pérdida de viscosidad |