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Terms for subject Environment (5171 entries)
nabostøy neighbourhood noise (General noise from a local source (such as the noise of a factory) which is disturbing to people living in the area)
næringsavfall trade waste (All types of waste generated by offices, restaurants, shops, warehouses and other such non-manufacturing sources, and non-processing waste generated at manufacturing facilities such as office and packaging waste)
næringsfiske commercial fishery (Such fisheries belong to one of two groups: one catching demersal (bottom-living) fish, e.g. cod, haddock, plaice, sole; the other catching pelagic (surface-living) fish, e.g. anchovy, tuna, herring)
næringsgren branch of activity (A specialized division of a business or other organization)
næringshusholdning nutrient balance (Condition in which there is equilibrium between intake and excretion of nutrients)
næringsinnhold nutrient content (The amount of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, inorganic salts (e.g. nitrates, phosphates), minerals (e.g. calcium, iron), and water)
næringskjede 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))
næringsklassifisering business classification (The categorization of enterprises or organizations involved in an economy)
næringsmiddel foodstuff (A substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)
næringsmiddelindustri food processing industry (A commercial establishment in which food is manufactured or packaged for human consumption)
næringsmiddelteknologi food technology (The application of science and engineering to the refining, manufacturing, and handling of foods; many food technologists are food scientists rather than engineers)
næringsstoff nutrient (Chemical elements which are involved in the construction of living tissue and which are needed by both plant and animal. The most important in terms of bulk are carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, with other essential ones including nitrogen, potassium, calcium, sulphur and phosphorus)
næringsstoffsyklus nutrient cycle (A biogeochemical cycle, in which inorganic nutrients move through the soil, living organisms, air and water or through some of these)
næringssubstrat nutrient medium (A medium providing or contributing to nourishment)
næringstilstand i jord soil fertility (The status of a soil with respect to the amount and availability to plants of elements necessary for plant growth)
næringstoffjerning nutrient removal (Elimination of nutrients as, for example, from sewage in order to prevent eutrophication of water in reservoirs)
næringstrafikk commercial traffic (The operations and movements related to the transportation and exchange of goods)
næringsverdi nutritive value of food (The measure of the quantity or availability of nutrients found in materials ingested and utilized by humans or animals as a source of nutrition and energy)
nakenfrøet plante gymnosperm (Any seed-bearing plant of the division Gymnospermae, in which the ovules are borne naked on the surface of the mega sporophylls, which are often arranged in cones)
nasjonal biologisk reservat state biological reserve (An area of land and/or of water designated as having protected status for purposes of preserving certain biological features. Reserves are managed primarily to safeguard these features and provide opportunities for research into the problems underlying the management of natural sites and of vegetation and animal populations. Regulations are normally imposed controlling public access and disturbance)