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| Terms for subject Environment (5949 entries) |
| mahasgintza | viticulture (That division of horticulture concerned with grape growing, studies of grape varieties, methods of culture, and insect and disease control) | |
| maila kritiko | critical level (General term referring to the concentration limit beyond which a substance can cause dangerous effects to living organisms) | |
| maila trofiko | trophic level (Any of the feeding levels through which the passage of energy through an ecosystem proceeds; examples are photosynthetic plants, herbivorous animals, and microorganisms of decay) | |
| maki | maquis (A low evergreen shrub formation, usually found on siliceous soils in the Mediterranean lands where winter rainfall and summer drought are the characteristic climate features. It consists of a profusion of aromatic species, such as lavender, myrtle, oleander and rosemary and often includes abundant spiny shrubs. It has been suggested that the maquis is a secondary vegetation, occupying the lands cleared of their natural evergreen oak forests by human activity) | |
| makinagintza | machine manufacture (The making or production of mechanical apparatuses used for commercial or industrial purposes, such as engines and turbines, elevators and conveying equipment, computers and office equipment, and hoists, cranes and industrial trucks) | |
| makineria | machinery (A group of parts or machines arranged to perform a useful function) | |
| makroekonomia | macroeconomics (Modern economic analysis that is concerned with data inaggregate as opposed to individual form such as national income, consumption and investment) | |
| makrofito | macrophyte (A large macroscopic plant, used especially of aquatic forms such as kelp (variety of large brown seaweed which is a source of iodine and potash)) | |
| malformazio | malformation (Permanent structural change that may adversely affect survival, development or function) | |
| malnutrizio | malnutrition (Defective nutrition due to inadequate intake of nutrients or to their faulty digestion, assimilation or metabolism) | |
| malutapen | flocculation (A process of contact and adhesion whereby the particles of a dispersed substance form large clusters or the aggregation of particles in a colloid to form small lumps, which then settle out) | |
| malutatzaile | flocculant (A reagent added to a dispersion of solids in a liquid to bring together the fine particles to form flocs) | |
| mandatu | order (1. A direction or command of a court. In this sense it is often used synonymously with judgment. 2. The document bearing the seal of the court recording its judgment in a case) | |
| mandatu | mandate (A command or authorization to act in a particular way given by an administrator to a subordinate, a court to a lower court or an electorate to its representative) | |
| mangladi | mangrove swamp (A wet, spongy area of land in tropical climates and along coastal regions that is dominated by mangrove trees and shrubs, particularly red mangroves (Rhizophora), black mangroves (Avicennia) and white mangroves (Laguncularia)) | |
| mangle | mangrove (Plant communities and trees that inhabit tidal swamps, muddy silt, and sand banks at the mouths of rivers and other low-lying areas which are regularly inundated by the sea, but which are protected from strong waves and currents. Mangroves are the only woody species that will grow where the land is periodically flooded with sea water; individual species have adapted themselves to different tidal levels, to various degrees of salinity, and to the nature of the mud or soil. Mangrove swamps and thickets support hundreds of terrestrial, marine, and amphibian species; have a special role in supporting estuarine fisheries; provide shelter, refuge and food for many forms of wildlife) | |
| maniobra militarrek eragindako kalteak | damage from military manoeuvres (Injury or harm resulting from the planned movement of armed forces or from the tactical exercises simulating war operations that is carried out for training and evaluation purposes) | |
| maniobratzeko toki | shunting yard (Area where a car or a train can be shoven or turned off or moved from one track to another) | |
| manipulazio genetiko | reproductive manipulation (The technology involved in altering in some prescribed way the genetic constitution of an organism. Typically "useful" genes, i.e. very short sequence of DNA, are isolated from one organism and inserted into the DNA of a bacterium of yeast. These microorganisms multiply rapidly and can be cultured easily, enabling large quantities of the gene product to be obtained. Reproductive manipulation has been used for the large-scale production of antibiotics, enzymes, and hormones (e.g. insulin). Organisms into which foreign DNA has been artificially inserted are called "transgenic organisms") | |
| mantentze-lan | maintenance (technical, The upkeep of industrial facilities and equipment) |