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Terms for subject Environment (6407 entries)
desertu desert (A wide, open, comparatively barren tract of land with few forms of life and little rainfall)
desinfektatzaile disinfectant (An agent, such as heat, radiation, or a chemical, that disinfects by destroying, neutralizing, or inhibiting the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms)
desinfekzio disinfection (The complex of physical, chemical or mechanical operations undertaken to destroy pathogenic germs)
desintegrazio-produktu decay product (An isotope formed by the radioactive decay of some other isotope. This newly formed isotope possesses physical and chemical properties that are different from those of its parent isotope, and may also be radioactive)
desjabetze expropriation (To deprive an owner of property, especially by taking it for public use)
deskonposizio decomposition (The more or less permanent breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms)
deskontaminazio decontamination (The removing of chemical, biological, or radiological contamination from, or the neutralizing of it on a person, object, or area)
deskontaminazio erradioaktibo radioactive decontamination (The removal of radioactive contamination which is deposited on surfaces or may have spread throughout a work area. Personnel decontamination is also included. Decontamination methods follow two broad avenues of attack, mechanical and chemical)
deskontaminazio kimiko chemical decontamination (Removal of chemical substances from a building, a watercourse, a person's clothes, etc.)
deskontaminazio-tratamenduaren hondakin pollution abatement waste (Wastes resulting from the operations of pollutant removal from industries, cleaning processes, etc.)
desnitrifikazio denitrification (1. The loss of nitrogen from soil by biological or chemical means. It is a gaseous loss, unrelated to loss by physical processes such as through leachates. 2. The breakdown of nitrates by soil bacteria, resulting in the release of free nitrogen. This process takes place under anaerobic conditions, such as are found in water-logged soil, and it reduces soil fertility)
desortzio desorption (The process of removing a sorbed substance by the reverse of adsorption or absorption)
destoxikazio detoxification (The act or process of removing a poison or the toxic properties of a substance in the body)
desulfurazio desulphurisation (The removal of sulphur, as from molten metals or petroleum oil. Sulphur residues in fuels end up as sulphur dioxide when the fuel is burned causing acid rain)
deszentralizazio decentralisation (Basic organizational leadership concept and process of shifting and delegating power and authority from a higher level to subordinate levels within the administrative/managerial hierarchy in order to promote independence, responsibility, and quicker decision-making in applying or interpreting policies and procedures to the needs of these levels)
detektagailu detector (A mechanical, electrical, or chemical device that automatically identifies and records or registers a stimulus, such as an environmental change in pressure or temperature, an electrical signal, or radiation from a radioactive material)
detekzio detection (The act or process of discovering evidence or proof of governmental, legal or ethical violations)
detekzio automatiko automatic detection (The processing, discovery and identification of data elements by automated means)
detekzio lasterreko sistema early warning system (Any series of procedures and devices designed to detect sudden or potential threats to persons, property or the environment at the first sign of danger; especially a system utilizing radar technology)
dezibel decibel (A unit used to express relative difference on power, usually between acoustic or electric signals, equal to ten times the common logarithm of the ratio of the two level)