A saturated medium-chain fatty acid with a 10-carbon backbone. Capric acid is found naturally in the coconut and palm kernel oils as well as the milk of various mammals. (National Cancer Institute (NCI). NCIthesaurus. Capric Acid (Code C68329). https://ncithesaurus.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&ns=ncit&code=C68329)
Transformation by micro-organisms of organic nitrogenous matter in soil or sediment into ammonia compounds. (International Hydrological Dictionary, WMO / UNESCO, 2011)
Anhydrobiosis is the ability of selected organisms to lose almost all water and enter a state of reversible ametabolism. Such an organism dries up to a state of equilibrium with dry air. (Grzyb T, Skłodowska A. Introduction to Bacterial Anhydrobiosis: A General Perspective and the Mechanisms of Desiccation-Associated Damage. Microorganisms. 2022 Feb 12;10(2):432. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10020432. PMID: 35208886; PMCID: PMC8874559.)
The essentially linear fraction of starch, a polymer of glucose (dextrose) with up to 1,000 glucose units. (IRRI, 2002. Acronyms and Glossary of Rice Related Terminology http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/images/docs/acronyms-and-glossary-of-rice-related-terminology.pdf)
Apigenin (4′,5,7-trihydroxyflavone), found in many plants, is a natural product belonging to the flavone class that is the aglycone of several naturally occurring glycosides. (Wikipedia. Apigenin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apigenin)
Hydroclimatology is the study of the intersection between water in the atmosphere and on land. The exchange of water can greatly affect both the local and global climate. (The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. 2024. Hydroclimatology. https://www.smhi.se/en/research/research-units/hydrology/scientific-focuses/hydroclimatology)
An arenecarbaldehyde that consists of benzene bearing a single formyl substituent; the simplest aromatic aldehyde and parent of the class of benzaldehydes. CAS No. 100-52-7 (Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), CHEBI:17169 - benzaldehyde, https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do?chebiId=CHEBI:17169)