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Geothermal energy is the thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_energy)

The non-current records of an organization or institution, preserved because of their continuing value. (UNBIS http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1000373)

High-intensity or low caloric sweetening agents that are produced chemically. (Draft Definition and Classification of Commodities, W2979, FAO, 1996)

Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is a well-characterised virus of the family Nanoviridae, which infects banana and plantain. (EFSA, 2008. EFSA Scientific Opinion on Pest risk assessment made by France on Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) for French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion https://pra.eppo.int/pra/b5f9053d-4aef-4ebc-982d-ccc8bc113778)

Barrow is a castrated (before sexual maturity) male swine. (The Livestock Conservancy. 2024. ANIMAL TERMS AND THEIR PROPER USAGE, https://livestockconservancy.org/resources/animal-terms/)

Hard, gray to black extrusive volcanic rock. Contains 45 to 52 percent silica, is mafic, rich in iron and magnesium, fine-grained, often displays "frozen" gas bubbles (vesicles) and sometimes contains phenocrysts of feldspar, olivine, pyroxene, and iron titanium oxides. Because of low silica content, basalt has a low viscosity (resistance to flow). (U. S. Geological Survey, 2009. Glossary. Living with a Volcano in Your Backyard–An Educator's Guide https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/19/downloads/Appendixes/V_Glossary.pdf)

Potyvirus, containing single-stranded RNA, transmitted by mechanical inoculation and aphids, primarily affecting plants in the Leguminosae family, including Phaseolus species, causing symptoms such as mosaicism, leaf deformation, and necrosis in its hosts. (Translated from https://terimler.org/)

Impaired digestion, especially after eating. (MeSH, 2024. Dyspepsia https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68004415)

Accumulation of substances, e.g. chemicals in an organism, from direct uptake from the surrounding environment and from ingestion of food. (Microplastics in fisheries and aquaculture, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 615, FAO, 2017)

The proportion of the ingested nutrient or related substance that is absorbed and utilized through normal metabolic pathways. Bioavailability is influenced by dietary factors such as chemical form, interactions with other nutrients and food components, food processing/ preparation, and host-related intestinal and systemic factors. (FAO and WHO. 2023. Codex Alimentarius Commission Procedural Manual. Twenty-eighth edition, revised. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc5042en)

Biotite is a common group of phyllosilicate minerals within the mica group, with the approximate chemical formula K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2. (Wikipedia, 2024. Biotite. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotite)

The interval, in days, for an individual female from one parturition to the next. (Esslemont et al., 1985)

Barnyard millet (Echinochloa crusgalli, E. colona) is widely cultivated in Asia, particularly in India, China, Japan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea. (Adapted from FAO and ICRISAT, 1996. The World Sorghum and Millet Economies: Facts, Trends and Outlook. https://www.fao.org/3/w1808e/w1808e00.htm and from FAO. 2023. Millets recipe book - International Year of Millets 2023. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8019en)