Specialist dictionary

Energy and decarbonisation

Energy sources, efficiency, renewable energy, emissions reduction and decarbonisation.

Areas within Energy and decarbonisation

Climate science

Climate systems, change, impacts and responses.

5 words

Conservation

Protecting biodiversity, habitats and natural resources.

1 words

Climate change

Greenhouse gases, warming, climate impacts, mitigation, adaptation and climate science.

210 words

Environmental ecology

Ecosystems, habitats, biodiversity and ecological interactions in environmental science.

409 words

Pollution

Air, water and soil pollution, contaminants, emissions and environmental quality.

1.2k words

Conservation and biodiversity

Species protection, habitat conservation, restoration and biodiversity.

862 words

Sustainability

Sustainable development, resource use, circularity and long-term environmental stewardship.

55 words

Resources and energy

Natural resources, energy systems, resource efficiency and environmental impacts.

112 words

Environmental policy

Environmental regulation, governance, standards, targets and policy instruments.

70 words

Environmental health

Environmental exposures, hazards and effects on human and ecosystem health.

42 words

Waste and circular economy

Waste prevention, recycling, reuse, recovery and circular resource systems.

35 words

Atmosphere and climate

Atmospheric processes, greenhouse gases, climate forcing, climate impacts and adaptation.

196 words

Water and aquatic environments

Water quality, freshwater systems, marine environments and aquatic pollution.

1.2k words

Energy and decarbonisation

Energy sources, efficiency, renewable energy, emissions reduction and decarbonisation.

31 words

Land and soil

Soils, land degradation, land use, restoration and terrestrial environmental processes.

66 words
Core vocabulary

31 featured terms

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Atomic number 6noun

an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organi…

Carbonnoun

an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organi…

Cleanadjective

not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tacti…

Depressionnoun

an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"

Efficiencynoun

skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort; "she did the work with great efficiency"

Electricitynoun

keen and shared excitement; "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it"

Energynoun

a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor"

Generationnoun

the production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity"

Lownoun

an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"

Renewableadjective

capable of being renewed; replaceable; "renewable energy such as solar energy is theoretically inexhaustible"

Transitionverb

make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another); "The airline transitioned to more fuel-efficient jets"; "The adagio transiti…

Uncontaminatingadjective

not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "a clean fuel"; "cleaner and more efficient engines"; "the tacti…

Vimnoun

a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor"

Vitalitynoun

a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor"

Adamantnoun

very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

Black leadnoun

used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors

Charnoun

a charred substance

Charcoalnoun

a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air

Crocknoun

a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

Diamondnoun

very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

Economynoun

the efficient use of resources; "economy of effort"

Graphitenoun

used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors

Juicenoun

energetic vitality; "her creative juices were flowing"

Lampblacknoun

a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

Plumbagonoun

used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors

Smutnoun

a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

Sootnoun

a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

Carbonadonoun

an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing

Leadnoun

mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil

Pencilnoun

graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication; "the words were scribbled in pencil"; "this artist's fa…

Snuffnoun

the charred portion of a candlewick