Energy from the sun. Often the phrase is used to mean energy that is captured from solar radiation either as heat, as light that is converted into chemical energy by natural or artificial photosynthesis, or by photovoltaic panels and converted directly into electricity. (IPCC. 2014. Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change - AR5-WG3 (04/2014) https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/)
Sole is a fish belonging to several families. Generally speaking, they are members of the family Soleidae, but, outside Europe, the name sole is also applied to various other similar flatfish, especially other members of the sole suborder Soleoidei as well as members of the flounder family. (Wikipedia. 2025. Sole (fish). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sole_(fish))
Any solid, semi-solid, or contained gaseous materials discarded from industrial, commercial, mining, or agricultural operations, and from community activities. Solid waste includes garbage, construction debris, commercial refuse, sludge from water supply or waste treatment plants, or air pollution control facilities, and other discarded materials. (FAOLEX. 2025. Glossary https://www.fao.org/faolex/)
Chromosome manipulation is the alteration of chromosome numbers to produce polyploids such as triploid and tetraploid. Chromosome set manipulation, i.e. alteration of the chromosome set, is used for a range of different purposes in agriculture. In fish and plants, this technique has been used to induce polyploidy (to create sterile individuals) and for uniparental chromosome inheritance (valuable in breeding programmes and for the establishment of monosex populations). (Adapted from Lawson, E. O. and Ishola, H. A. (2010). Effects of Cold Shock Treatment on the Survival of Fertilized Eggs and Growth Performance of the Larvae of African Mud Catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822). Research Journal of Fisheries and Hydrobiology. vol 5 no 2, pp 85-91 AND Background Study Paper No. 52, FAO, 2011 (http://www.fao.org/3/mb387e/mb387e.pdf).)
The autonomic nervous system is the part of the nervous system that controls involuntary functions such as breathing and heartbeat. (NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. 2025. Glossary. https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/glossary-neurological-terms)
Solonchaks have a high concentration of soluble salts at some time in the year. Solonchaks are largely confined to the arid and semi-arid climate zones and to coastal regions in all climates. Common international names are Saline soils and Salt-affected soils. In national soil classification systems many Solonchaks belong to Halomorphic soils (Russia), Halosols (China) and Salids (United States of America). (IUSS Working Group WRB. 2015. World Reference Base for Soil Resources 2014, update 2015 International soil classification system for naming soils and creating legends for soil maps. World Soil Resources Reports No. 106. FAO, Rome.)
A civil right is an enforceable right or privilege, which allows for a remedy if a violation of the right occurs. These rights are commonly understood as a guarantee of equal societal opportunities and protection under the law regardless of race, religion, gender, or other characteristics. Examples include: the right to vote, the right to a fair trial, a right to education, and a right to access government services. (Liberties, 2024. What are civil rights? https://www.liberties.eu/en/stories/civil-rights/44391)
Solonetz have a dense, strongly structured, clayey subsurface horizon that has a high proportion of adsorbed Na and in some cases also Mg ions. Solonetz that contain free soda (Na2CO3) are strongly alkaline (field pH > 8.5). Common international names are Alkali soils and Sodic soils. In national soil classification systems many Solonetz correlate with Sodosols (Australia), the Solonetzic Order (Canada) and Solonetz (Russia). In the United States of America, they belong to the Natric Great Groups of several Orders. (IUSS Working Group WRB. 2015. World Reference Base for Soil Resources 2014, update 2015 International soil classification system for naming soils and creating legends for soil maps. World Soil Resources Reports No. 106. FAO, Rome.)
The amount of mass of a compound that will dissolve in a unit volume of solution. Aqueous Solubility is the maximum concentration of a chemical that will dissolve in pure water at a reference temperature. (http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/)
A solvent is a substance that dissolves a solute, resulting in a solution. A solvent is usually a liquid but can also be a solid, a gas, or a supercritical fluid. (Wikipedia, 2024. Solvent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvent)
A drillship is a merchant vessel designed for use in exploratory offshore drilling of new oil and gas wells or for scientific drilling purposes. A drillship is a merchant vessel designed for use in exploratory offshore drilling of new oil and gas wells or for scientific drilling purposes. (SeaVOX)
