Heterotrophic (protists and animals) plankton. (Johnson, R.K., B.J. Zahuranec, D. Boltovskoy and A.C. Pierrot-Bults. 2000. Glossary of Pelagic Biogeographic Terms. https://scor-int.org/Working_Groups/WG93_Glossary.pdf)
A nodular organ in the abdomen that contains a mixture of endocrine glands and exocrine glands. (MeSH. 2025. Pancreas. https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D010179)
The mixing length is a distance that a fluid parcel will keep its original characteristics before dispersing them into the surrounding fluid. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixing_length_model)
Edible starch derived from the rhizomes of any of several species of the genus Maranta, members of the family Marantaceae. The most commonly used species is Maranta arundinacea, the source of genuine, or West Indies, arrowroot. Also Florida arrowroot from Zamia integrifolia, and tapioca from cassava (Manihot esculenta) is often labeled arrowroot. (FAOTERM and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrowroot)
Megathyrsus maximus is a forage species widely used in livestock production systems due to its high biomass yield, good nutritional quality, and ease of propagation. (Mayorga Cobos, M.J.; Cardoso Arango, J.A. (2025) Dataset on Response of Megathyrsus maximus genotypes to shade conditions. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/ZB5B5F)
A butyryl-beta-alanine that can also be viewed as pantoic acid complexed with beta alanine. It is incorporated into coenzyme A and protects cells against peroxidative damage by increasing the level of glutathione. (National Library of Medicine. MeSH (Medical Subject Headings), Pantothenic Acid MeSH Descriptor Data 2024. https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D010205)
