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A two-phase system consisting of the distribution of finely divided particles in a continuous medium. (http://agclass.nal.usda.gov/mtwdk.exe?k=default&l=60&w=186&n=1&s=5&t=2)

A structurally unstable soil that disintegrates into grains of sand, silt, and clay upon contact with water and is easily eroded. (Translated from https://terimler.org/)

The process of forming a solution by mixing a solid, liquid, or gas with a solvent. (Translated from http://terim.tuba.gov.tr/)

Porcine circovirus (PCV) is a group of four single-stranded DNA viruses that are non-enveloped with an unsegmented circular genome. They are members of the genus Circovirus that can infect pigs. The viral capsid is icosahedral and approximately 17 nm in diameter. (Wikipedia 2024. Porcine circovirus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcine_circovirus)

Distilling or distillation is the process of separating the component substances of a liquid mixture of two or more chemically discrete substances; the separation process is realized by way of the selective boiling of the mixture and the condensation of the vapors in a still. (Adapted from Wikipedia. 2025. Distillation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distillation)

The District of Columbia is located on the banks of the Potomac River and bordered by the states of Virginia to the southwest and Maryland to the northwest, northeast, and southeast. Washington D.C. (the city) covers the same area as the District of Columbia and are considered to be the same entity. (Organization of American States. nd. https://www.oas.org/dhrs/INTERNNEWS/june12/about_dc.htm)

An increase in the amount of urine made by the kidney and passed from the body. (National Cancer Institute, 2024. NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Diuresis. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/diuresis)

Agents that promote the excretion of urine through their effects on kidney function. (National Library of Medicine. MeSH (Medical Subject Headings), Diuretics MeSH Descriptor Data 2024. https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D004232)

Loons (North America) or divers (United Kingdom / Ireland) are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Eurasia. All living species of loons are members of the genus Gavia, family Gaviidae and order Gaviiformes. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loon)

The process of diversifying, the creation of diversity as an on-going social and economic process, often as a strategy to diminish risk. (AGROVOC Team)

Double-stranded nucleic acid whose nucleotides consist of a backbone made up by a modified sugar, called deoxyribose, a nitrogenous base, i.e. adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine, and a phosphate group. (WIPO 2020. WIPO Pearl COVID-19 Glossary https://wipopearl.wipo.int/assets/static/WIPOPearl_COVID-19_Glossary.pdf)

Species or populations which are geographically separated and therefore cannot interbreed. Allopatric populations may exhibit phenotypic or genetic divergence with time. (https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/192510)

PubChem CID 10800. 4,6-dinitro-o-cresol is a hydroxytoluene that is o-cresol carrying nitro substituents at positions 4 and 6. It has a role as a dinitrophenol insecticide, a fungicide and a herbicide. It is a dinitrophenol acaricide, a nitrotoluene and a hydroxytoluene (https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4_6-Dinitro-O-cresol)

The leerfish or garrick (Lichia amia) is a species of marine fish in the family Carangidae, and is native to the Mediterranean and the coastal waters of western Africa to the coastal waters of eastern South Africa. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leerfish)