Term | Definition |
2-butanone | Butanone, also known as methyl ethyl ketone or MEK, is an organic compound with the formula CH₃CCH₂CH₃. This colorless liquid ketone has a sharp, sweet odor reminiscent of butterscotch and acetone. |
2-propanol | Isopropyl alcohol is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C₃H₈O or C₃H₇OH. It is a colorless, flammable chemical compound with a strong odor. |
Ozone | the layer of the atmosphere that protects the earth from UV rays |
Extinction | when an entire species existence is wiped out |
crown fire | a forest fire that spreads on the tree tops rather than the ground |
∆ | a reaction is the enthalpy of reaction |
emit | produce and discharge |
failed burn | when a fire cannot be lit |
extinct | the non-existence of a species that once was |
gamma | the third letter of the Greek alphabet ( Γ, γ ), transliterated as ‘g.’ |
ice shelf | a floating sheet of ice permanently attached to a landmass. |
gas chromatograph | a device or apparatus used in gas chromatography to separate the constituents of a volatile substance. |
toxic | dangerous, poisonous, volatile. |
water table | the level below which the ground is saturated with water. |
velocity | the speed of something in a given direction. |
permeable | (of a material or membrane) allowing liquids or gases to pass through it. |
synthesize | make (something) by synthesis, especially chemically. |
tolerance | the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with. |
thermosphere | the region of the atmosphere above the mesosphere and below the height at which the atmosphere ceases to have the properties of a continuous medium. The thermosphere is characterized throughout by an increase in temperature with height. |
volcanism | volcanic activity or phenomena. |
plutonium | the chemical element of atomic number 94, a dense silvery radioactive metal of the actinide series, used as a fuel in nuclear reactors and as an explosive in nuclear fission weapons. |
semipermeable | (of a material or membrane) allowing certain substances to pass through it but not others, especially allowing the passage of a solvent but not of certain solutes. |
sparking device | a device used to crete enough heat to spark a flame using tiny sparks |
methanol | a toxic, colorless, volatile flammable liquid alcohol, originally made by distillation from wood and now chiefly by oxidizing methane. |
nitrate | a salt or ester of nitric acid, containing the anion NO3− or the group —NO3.
"the fertilizer is usually a basic nitrate" |
organism | an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form. |
solar | of, relating to, or determined by the sun. |
solvent | able to dissolve other substances. |
stagnent | (of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence. |
sucrose | a compound that is the chief component of cane or beet sugar. |