The measurement of the quantity of heat involved in various processes, such as chemical reactions, changes of state, and formations of solutions, or in the determination of the heat capacities of substances. (DeCS/MESH. 2025. Calorimetry. https://decs.bvsalud.org/en/ths/resource/?id=2183)
Capsaicin, the pungent ingredient in many hot peppers, produces striking pharmacological effects on sensory neurons in the gastrointestinal tract and elsewhere. (Buck SH, Burks TF. The neuropharmacology of capsaicin: review of some recent observations. Pharmacol Rev. 1986 Sep;38(3):179-226. PMID: 3534898.)
Device that observes and measures a physical property of a natural phenomenon or man-made process and converts that measurement into a signal (chemical, electrical or other). (Adapted from ISO/TMB/SAG SF - Strategic Advisory Group on Smart Farming, Final Report – January 2023 https://www.iso.org/files/live/sites/isoorg/files/publications/en/2023_SAG-SF_Final_Report.pdf)
Catalysis is a term describing a process in which the rate and/or the outcome of the reaction is influenced by the presence of a substance (the catalyst) that is not consumed during the reaction and that is subsequently removed if it is not to constitute as an impurity in the final product. (Andrei A. Zagorodni, Chapter 18 - Subjects that do not Fit in Other Chapters,
Editor(s): Andrei A. Zagorodni, Ion Exchange Materials, Elsevier, 2007,
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-008044552-6/50019-8.)
A boiler is a closed vessel in which fluid (generally water) is heated. The fluid does not necessarily boil. The heated or vaporized fluid exits the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications, including water heating, central heating, boiler-based power generation, cooking, and sanitation. (Wikipedia, 2024. Boiler. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiler)
Fodder crops are those cultivated explicitly or primarily for feeding animals. (FAO, 2024. Crops Statistics - Concepts, Definitions and Classifications https://www.fao.org/economic/the-statistics-division-ess/methodology/methodology-systems/crops-statistics-concepts-definitions-and-classifications/en/)
Vinyl chloride (VC) is a flammable and explosive colourless gas with a sweet odour. It is used in the plastics industry, often to produce PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and does not occur naturally in the environment. It is also used as a refrigerant, and in organic synthesis reactions. (Government of Canada, 2024. Toxic substances list: vinyl chloride. https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/management-toxic-substances/list-canadian-environmental-protection-act/vinyl-chloride.html)
