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Terms for subject Environment (5949 entries)
obra building site (A piece of land on which a house or other building is being built)
obra-baimen building permit (Authorization required by local governmental bodies for the erection of an enclosed structure or for the major alteration or expansion of an existing edifice)
obra-hondakin demolition waste (Masonry or rubble wastes arising from the demolition of buildings or other civil engineering structures)
odol blood (tissue, A fluid connective tissue consisting of the plasma and cells that circulate in the blood vessels)
odol beroko animalia warm-blooded animal (Animal which has a body temperature that stays the same and does not change with the temperature of its surroundings)
odoleko berun-maila lead level in blood (A measure of the amount of lead or lead salts absorbed by the body as a possible sign of acute or chronic lead poisoning, which can affect the nervous, digestive or muscular systems)
odonatu odonate
OEB biochemical oxygen demand (The amount of oxygen used for biochemical oxidation by a unit volume of water at a given temperature and for a given time. BOD is an index of the degree of organic pollution in water)
OEK chemical oxygen demand (The quantity of oxygen used in biological and non-biological oxidation of materials in water; a measure of water quality)
ogasun lokal local finance (The theory and practice of all public money matters pertaining to city, town or small district governments)
ohantze fluidizatu fluidised bed (1. A system for burning solid carbonaceous fuel efficiently and at a relatively low temperature, thus minimizing the emission of pollutants. The fuel is crushed to very small particles or a powder and mixed with particles of an inert material. The mixture is fed into a bed through which air is pumped vertically upwards, agitating the particles so they behave like a fluid. The forced circulation of air and the small size and separation of fuel particles ensures efficient burning. 2. A bed of finely divided solid through which air or a gas is blown in a controlled manner so that it behaves as a liquid)
ohar notice (Factual information, advice or a written warning communicated to a person by an authorized source, often conveyed because of a legal or administrative rule requiring transmission of such information to all concerned parties)
ohiturazko arau custom and usage (A group pattern of habitual activity usually transmitted across generations and, in some instances, having the force of law)
oihan wood (A dense growth of trees more extensive than a grove and smaller than a forest)
oihan forest (A vegetation community dominated by trees and other woody shrubs, growing close enough together that the tree tops touch or overlap, creating various degrees of shade on the forest floor. It may produce benefits such as timber, recreation, wildlife habitat, etc.)
oihan autoktono indigenous forest (Forests which are native to a given area)
oihan birjina primary forest (Forest which originally covered a region before changes in the environment brought about by people)
oihan epel temperate forest (Mixed forest of conifers and broad-leaf deciduous trees, or mixed conifer and broad-leaf evergreen trees, or entirely broad-leaf deciduous, or entirely broad-leaf evergreen trees, found in temperate regions across the world; characterized by high rainfall, warm summers, cold winters occasionally subzero, seasonality; typically with dense canopies, understorey saplings and tall shrubs, large animals, carnivores dominant, very rich in bird species)
oihan epel temperate woodland (Forest dominated by broad-leaved hardwoods, which occurs over large tracts in the mid-latitudes of Europe, N. America, and eastern Asia, but which is restricted in the southern hemisphere to Chilean Patagonia)
oihan hostoerorkor deciduous forest (The temperate forests comprised of trees that seasonally shed their leaves, located in the east of the USA, in Western Europe from the Alps to Scandinavia, and in the eastern Asia. The hardwood of these forests have been exploited since the 16th century. The trees of deciduous forests usually produce nuts and winged seeds)