According to the definition of European EN10020 standard, stainless steels are iron alloys that contain more than 10.5%Cr and less than 1.2%C. (SAFETY INFORMATION SHEET FOR STAINLESS STEEL, https://www.eurofer.eu/assets/Uploads/2016-SIS.pdf)
Cucurbitacin is any of a class of biochemical compounds that some plants — notably members of the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes the common pumpkins and gourds — produce and which function as a defence against herbivores. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbitacin)
The linear vertical (up/down) motion; excessive downward heave can swamp a ship. (The linear vertical (up/down) motion; excessive downward heave can swamp a ship.)
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea was adopted in 1982. It lays down a comprehensive regime of law and order in the world's oceans and seas establishing rules governing all uses of the oceans and their resources. It embodies in one instrument traditional rules for the uses of the oceans and at the same time introduces new legal concepts and regimes and addresses new concerns. The Convention also provides the framework for further development of specific areas of the law of the sea. (https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/Legal/Pages/UnitedNationsConventionOnTheLawOfTheSea.aspx)
Regularization of ownership is where informal or illegal occupation of land is legalised by statute, giving occupiers the legal right to private ownership of the land. (Multilingual thesaurus on land tenure (English version)
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An internal wave is a type of gravity wave that propagates underneath the surface of the ocean, between stratified layers of water. (https://mlml.sjsu.edu/physoce/internal-waves-in-monterey-bay/)
The movement and carrying-away of sediment by natural agents; especially the conveyance of a stream load by suspension, saltation, solution or traction. (GEMET http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/7566)
Cluster of a disease with a common cause and an overall number of cases that is inferior to that of an epidemic. (WIPO 2020. WIPO Pearl COVID-19 Glossary https://wipopearl.wipo.int/assets/static/WIPOPearl_COVID-19_Glossary.pdf)
Tree-of-heaven is a fast growing, deciduous, exotic invasive tree that is able to germinate and grow in a wide variety of soil and site conditions proving that it has been and still is troublesome from urban landscapes to woodlands. (http://www.ecolandscaping.org/05/invasive-plants/tree-of-heaven-an-exotic-invasive-plant-fact-sheet/)
A power tool worn on a shoulder harness consisting of a boom with a rotary head from which two short lengths of nylon line protrude. As the lines fly round they sever grass and other light vegetation close to ground level. (A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture https://treeterms.co.uk/files/definitions/strimmer/)
A bath for disinfecting feet, placed at the entrance of the farm, food processing facility or other physically separated places. (Adapted from Uganda Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF); Guidelines for Infection Prevention and Appropriate Antimicrobial Use in Animal Sector: Fish Farming; First Edition 2020 https://www.agriculture.go.ug/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/GUIDELINES-FOR-IPC-APPROPRIATE-ANTIBIOTIC-USE-ANIMAL-SECTOR-FISH-FARMING.pdf)
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Footbaths can be an effective tool to minimise the risk of bringing disease onto a property from contaminated footwear. Footbaths are also used for the prevention of infectious diseases for animals, using disinfectant or antibiotic solutions.
