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Science & technology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| absorb | take in or soak up |
| acid | containing acid or having the properties of an acid |
| apparatus | a set of equipment, tools, or a machine that is used for a particular purpose |
| artifical | made by people, often as a copy of something natural |
| astronomy | the study of everything in the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere |
| atom | the smallest part of a substance that cannot be broken down chemically |
| biologist | an expert in or student of the branch of science concerning living organisms |
| breakthrough | an important development or achievement |
| carbon | a chemical element that is contained in all animals and plant; an important part of other substances such as coal and oil, and exists in its pure form as diamonds and graphite |
| chemistry | the scientific study of the basic characteristics of substances and the ways in which they react or combine |
| combustion engine | an engine that produces energy by burning fuel within itself |
| condensation | the act or process of changing from a gas to a liquid or solid state |
| condense | make a liquid thicker by removing some of the water |
| crust | a hard outer covering of something |
| decay | become gradually damaged, worse, or less |
| density | the number of people or things in a place when compared with the size of the place |
| device | an object or machine that has been invented for a particular purpose |
| discovery | the process of finding information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time, or the thing that is found |
| dissipate | (cause to) gradually disappear or waste |
| ecological footprint | the amount of the earth's energy that someone or something uses |
| economist | a person who studies or has a special knowledge of economics |
| electric | using electricity for power |
| electronic | relating to computers or something that is done by computers |
| element | a simple substance that cannot be reduced to smaller chemical parts |
| engine | a machine that uses the energy from fuel or steam to produce movement |
| erode | rub or be rubbed away gradually |
| evaporation | the process of a liquid changing to a gas, especially by heating |
| extinct | not now existing |
| finding | information that has been discovered especially by detailed study |
| fungus | a plant without leaves, flowers, or color that lives on other plants or on decaying matter |
| geneticist | a person who studies genetics |
| gravity | the force that attracts objects towards one another, especially the force that makes things fall to the ground |
| groundbreaking; pioneering | original and important; showing a new way of doing or thinking about things |
| habitat | the natural environment in which an animal or plant usually lives |
| hereditary | something passing from a parent to a child through the genes |
| hydrogen | the lightest gas, one of the chemical elements, and having no color, taste, or smell |
| immunize | protect someone against a particular disease or infection by introducing special substances into the body |
| incinerate | burn something completely |
| innate | something you are born with, or which is present naturally |
| inoculate | give a weak form of a disease to a person or animal, usually by injection, as a protection against that disease |
| invention | something newly designed or created |
| legume | a plant that has its seeds in a pod, such as the bean or pea |
| liquid | a substance, such as water, that is not solid or a gas and that can be poured easily |
| lunar | of or relating to the moon |
| mammal | any animal in which the female gives birth to babies, not eggs |
| mathematician | someone who studies, teaches, or is an expert in mathematics |
| matter | a substance of a particular kind |
| measure | discover the exact size or amount of something |
| motion | the act or process of moving |
| philosopher | a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline |
| physician | a person qualified to practise medicine |
| physicist | a person who studies physics or whose job is connected with physics |
| physics | the scientific study of matter and energy and the effect that they have on each other |
| pollute | make an area or substance dirty or harmful to people, animals, and plants, especially by adding harmful chemicals |
| precipitation | water that falls from the clouds towards the ground, especially as rain or snow |
| prevalent | existing very commonly or happening often |
| progress | movement toward an improved or more developed state |
| psychiatrist | a doctor with special training in treating mental illness |
| psychology | the scientific study of how the mind works and how it influences behavior |
| research | a detailed study of a subject |
| respiration | breathing |
| science | the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the natural and physical world, or knowledge obtained about the world by watching it carefully and experimenting |
| solar | of or from the sun |
| solid | not liquid or gas; hard or firm |
| substance | material with particular physical characteristics |
| substanial | large in size, value, or importance |
| theory of evolution | a theory according to which if an environment changes, the traits that enhance survival in that environment will also gradually change, or evolve |
| tissue | a group of related cells that forms larger parts of animals and plants |
| vaccinate | give someone a vaccine, usually by injection, to prevent them from getting a disease |
| vapour | gas or extremely small drops of liquid that result from the heating of a liquid or solid |
| velocity | the speed at which an object is travelling |
| vertebrate | an animal that has a spine |
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