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| Terms for subject Environment (5171 entries) |
| u-landsgjeld | developing countries debt | |
| ubebygd område | non-built-up area (Areas which are not intensely developed for housing, commerce, industry, etc.) | |
| udefinert juridisk begrep | indefinite legal concept (A condition or extent of time in a government enforced contract, instrument or agreement that lacks precision, distinguishing characteristics or fixed boundaries) | |
| uformell forhandling | informal negotiation | |
| ugras | weed (Any plant that grows wild and profusely, especially one that grows among cultivated plants, depriving them of space, food, etc.) | |
| ugrasbekjemping | weed control (Freeing an area of land from weeds by several means, such as herbicides, tillage, burning, mowing, and crop competition) | |
| ugressmiddel | herbicide (A chemical that controls or destroys undesirable plants) | |
| ukontrollert avfallsdumping | uncontrolled dump (Place where waste is left on the ground and not buried in a hole) | |
| ukontrollert byutbredelse | urban sprawl (The physical pattern of low-density expansion of large urban areas under market conditions into the surrounding agricultural areas. Sprawl lies in advance of the principal lines of urban growth and implies little planning control of land subdivision. Development is patchy, scattered and strung out, with a tendency to discontinuity because it leap-frogs over some areas, leaving agricultural enclaves) | |
| ull | wool (A textile fiber made from raw wool characterized by absorbency, resiliency and insulation) | |
| ulovlig jakt | poaching (To catch game, fish, etc. illegally by trespassing on private property) | |
| ultrafiltrering | ultrafiltration (Separation of colloidal or very fine solid materials by filtration through microporous or semipermeable mediums) | |
| ultrafiolett stråling | ultraviolet radiation (The part of the electromagnetic spectrum with wavelengths shorter than light but longer than x-rays; in the range of 4-400 nm) | |
| ultralyd | ultrasound (Sound waves having a frequency above about 20,000 hertz) | |
| ulykke | accident (An unexpected occurrence, failure or loss with the potential for harming human life, property or the environment) | |
| ulykkeskilde | accident source (The cause or origin of an unexpected occurrence, failure or loss with the potential for harming human life, property or the environment) | |
| UNCED | UNCED (United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1992) | |
| underernæring | malnutrition (Defective nutrition due to inadequate intake of nutrients or to their faulty digestion, assimilation or metabolism) | |
| undergrunn | subsoil (Soil underlying surface soil, devoid of plant roots) | |
| undergrunnsbane | underground train (A train for transportation of people, mostly beneath the surface of the ground, in order to lessen the traffic) |