A tugboat or tug is a type of vessel that maneuvers other vessels by pushing or pulling them either by direct contact or by means of a tow line. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tugboat)
Torticollis or twisted neck (tortum collum) of Italian origin "torti colli" is a vicious attitude of the head and neck, typically presenting with abnormal slope and rotation. (Cunha B, Tadi P, Bragg BN. Torticollis. 2023 Aug 8. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan–. PMID: 30969679.)
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Before December 2023, "torticollis" was an alternative label of "neuromuscular diseases" <c_24424>.
A ballast tank is a compartment within a boat, ship or other floating structure that holds water, which is used as ballast to provide stability for a vessel. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballast_tank)
A vulnerable species is a species which has been categorized by the IUCN as being threatened with extinction unless the circumstances that are threatening its survival and reproduction improve. A taxon is Vulnerable when it is not critically endangered or Endangered but is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term future. (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)
squatter is a person who takes unauthorised possession of unoccupied premises. (FAO. 2003. Multilingual Thesaurus on Land Tenure. https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/x2038e)
Adenine nucleotide containing one phosphate group esterified to the sugar moiety in the 2'-, 3'-, or 5'-position. (National Library of Medicine. MeSH (Medical Subject Headings), Adenosine Monophosphate, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68000249)
Study of the genetics of plant and animal populations in relation to their environment. The study of intraspecific phenotypic variation in relation to source environments. (UNSD. 1997 Glossary of Environment Statistics. Genecology https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/Glossary/SeriesF/SeriesF_67E.pdf and Turesson, G. 1923. The scope and import of genecology. Hereditas 4:171-176.)
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Genecology is the study of intraspecific genetic variation in relation to environmental conditions, while ecological genetics is the study of how ecologically relevant traits evolve in natural populations, which covers inter-species interactions.
Maiz protein is often called gluten, although it lacks the quality characteristics of wheat gluten. It is separated from maize during commercial wet milling and used to enrich animal feeds. (Draft Definition and Classification of Commodities, FAO, 1996 (W2979).)
A sudden, large-scale mortality of organisms caused by factors such as oxygen deficit, disease, pollution, etc. Mass mortalities can generally be considered as exaggerated forms of natural mortality, usually distinguished by being of rapid onset, affecting a large proportion of the population over an extensive geographic area, and being of relatively short duration. (Adapted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_mortality_event and Report of the Technical Conference on Aquaculture, held in Kyoto, Japan, 26 May - 2 June 1976 https://www.fao.org/3/ac863e/AC863E03.htm)
Gravity requires many corrections in order to adjust the observed value of gravity to an absolute value and to take the effects of topography, terrain, elevation, motion, and other factors into account. (https://wiki.seg.org/wiki/Gravity_methods)
CAS No. 12125-02-9. Ammonium salt of hydrochloric acid containing 25 percent N in ammoniacal form. Formula: NH4Cl. An acid-forming fertilizer. (Plant nutrition for food security - A guide for integrated nutrient management. FAO Fertilizer and Plant Nutrition Bulletin No. 16, FAO, 2006 (https://www.fao.org/3/a0443e/a0443e.pdf).)
The act or process of gathering agricultural crops or related resources. (Adapted from FAO & WHO. 2024. Glossary of Terms for SCH Standards. Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs. Rome. https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius)
