Mechanically separated meat (MSM) or mechanically deboned meat (MDM) is a paste-like meat product produced by forcing poultry, under high pressure through a sieve or similar device to separate the bone from the edible meat tissue. (UN 2015. UNECE STANDARD PROCESSED POULTRY MEAT Including ready-to-cook preparations and ready-to-eat products 2015 EDITION https://unece.org/DAM/trade/agr/standard/meat/e/ProcessedPoultryMeat_2015.pdf)
The study of growth rings in trees and aged woods; the science of dating events and variations in the environment in former periods by comparing growth rings. (http://texastreeid.tamu.edu/content/treeDictionary/)
Deuterium is one of two stable isotopes of hydrogen (the other is protium, or hydrogen-1). The deuterium nucleus, called a deuteron, contains one proton and one neutron, whereas the far more common protium has no neutrons in the nucleus. (Wikipedia, 2024. Deuterium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deuterium)
A highly toxic compound produced as a byproduct in some manufacturing processes, notably herbicide production and paper bleaching. It is a serious and persistent environmental pollutant. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2024. Environmental Health Sciences Glossary https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/dioxins/)
The formation of double-stranded DNA from complementary single strands of diverse origins resulting in a hybrid molecule. (Renneberg, Reinhard & Berkling, Viola & Loroch, Vanya. (2017). The Wonders of Gene Technology. 10.1016/B978-0-12-801224-6.00003-5.)
Relatively narrow and sharply defined transition zone between two or more communities. Edge communities or assemblages (those associated with ecotones) are commonly species rich with elements of both communities present (although in extreme ecotones (land to sea, freshwater to salt water) the reverse may be true). (Johnson, R.K., B.J. Zahuranec, D. Boltovskoy and A.C. Pierrot-Bults. 2000. Glossary of Pelagic Biogeographic Terms. https://scor-int.org/Working_Groups/WG93_Glossary.pdf)
A process of evaluating the likely environmental impacts of a proposed project or development, taking into account inter-related socio-economic, cultural and human-health impacts, both beneficial and adverse. (FAOLEX. 2025. Glossary https://www.fao.org/faolex/)
The fact of becoming greater, more serious, or more extreme, or of making something do this. (Grazing with trees – A silvopastoral approach to managing and restoring trees. FAO Forestry Paper, No. 187, FAO, 2022 (https://doi.org/10.4060/cc2280en).)
A form of alveolitis or pneumonitis due to an acquired hypersensitivity to inhaled antigens associated with farm environment. Antigens in the farm dust are commonly from bacteria actinomycetes, fungi, and animal proteins in the soil, straw, crops, pelts, serum, and excreta. (MeSH. 2024. Farmer's Lung. https://meshb-prev.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D005203)
Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friction)
