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| Terms for subject Environment (5171 entries) |
| alkoholer | alcohol (A group of organic chemical compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. The molecules in the series vary in chain length and are composed of a hydrocarbon plus a hydroxyl group. Alcohol includes methanol and ethanol) | |
| alkylforbindelse | alkyl compound (Compound containing one or more alkyl radicals) | |
| allemannsretten | public access to land (The right or permission for all persons of a community to use government owned geographic areas such as parks, campgrounds and historical sites) | |
| allergi | allergy (A condition of abnormal sensitivity in certain individuals to contact with substances such as proteins, pollens, bacteria, and certain foods. This contact may result in exaggerated physiologic responses such as hay fever, asthma, and in severe enough situations, anaphylactic shock) | |
| allergifremkallende stoff | allergen (Any antigen, such as pollen, a drug, or food, that induces an allergic state in humans or animals) | |
| allmenndannelse | general education (Informal learning or formal instruction with broad application to human existence beyond the domain of any particular subject or discipline, often equated with liberal arts in the university setting and contrasted to courses required for a specific major or program) | |
| allokering | allocation (The assignment or allotment of resources to various uses in accord with a stated goal or policy) | |
| allsidig jordbruk | mixed farming (Type of agriculture based on the combination of crop production and cattle raising) | |
| alpint økosystem | mountain ecosystem (Ecosystems found on high-mountains at low latitudes. Mountain ecosystems are very vulnerable. They are increasingly sensitive to soil erosion, landslide and rapid loss of habitat and genetic diversity. Widespread poverty and an increase in the numbers of mountain inhabitants lead to deforestation, cultivation of marginal lands, excessive livestock grazing, loss of biomass cover and other forms of environmental degradation. Because little is known about mountain ecosystems, Agenda 21 has proposed the establishment of a global mountain database. This is essential for the launch of programmes that would contribute to the sustainable development of mountain ecosystems. The proposals also focus on promoting watershed development and alternative employment for people whose livelihoods are linked to practices that degrade mountains) | |
| alternativ energi | non-conventional energy (Energy that is renewable and ecologically safe, such as tidal power, wind power, etc.) | |
| alternativ teknologi | alternative technology (Technology that, as an alternative to resource-intensive and wasteful industry, aims to utilize resources sparingly, with minimum damage to the environment, at affordable cost and with a possible degree of control over the processes) | |
| alternativt materiale | alternative material (Materials employed in the place of others which are more dangerous for the environment, such as phosphate substitutes in detergents) | |
| aluminium | aluminium (A light white metal, ductile and malleable, and a good conductor of electricity. It occurs widely in nature in clays and is the third most abundant element in the Earth's crust. It is extracted mainly from bauxite by electrolysis of a molten mixture of purified bauxite and cryolite. The metal and its alloys are used for aircraft, cooking utensils, electrical apparatus, and for many other purposes where its light weight is an advantage. Aluminium became implicated as an environmental health hazard in the 1980s on two counts. Biomedical scientists looking for possible causes of Alzheimer's disease, the premature senility indicated by loss of memory and confusion, found a circumstantial link with aluminium. The theory is a controversial one, Al) | |
| aluminiumboks | aluminium container (A can or box made of aluminium in which material is held or carried) | |
| aluminiuminnhold | aluminium content (Amount of aluminium contained in a solution) | |
| aluminiumoksid | alumina (A natural or synthetic oxide of aluminum widely distributed in nature, often found as a constituent part of clays, feldspars, micas and other minerals, and as a major component of bauxite) | |
| aluminiumsindustri | aluminium industry (A sector of the economy in which an aggregate of commercial enterprises is engaged in the mining and processing of aluminum) | |
| alveole | alveolus (A tiny, thin-walled, capillary-rich sac in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place. Also called air sac) | |
| amalgam | amalgam (A solution of a metal in mercury) | |
| Amerika | Americas (The landmasses and islands of North America, South America, Mexico, and Central America included in the Western Hemisphere) |