Specialist dictionary

Environmental health

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

Areas within Environmental health

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

44 featured terms

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Airnoun

medium for radio and television broadcasting; "the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his mes…

Air pollutionnoun

pollution of the atmosphere; "air pollution reduced the visibility"

Airwavenoun

medium for radio and television broadcasting; "the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his mes…

Assessmentnoun

the market value set on assets

Contaminantnoun

a substance that contaminates

Contaminationnoun

a substance that contaminates

Endangermentnoun

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

Environmentaladjective

concerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment; "environmental pollution"

Exposurenoun

the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate; "he used the wrong exposure"

Hazardnoun

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

Healthnoun

the general condition of body and mind; "his delicate health"; "in poor health"

Jeopardynoun

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

Lay on the lineverb

expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line wh…

Occupationaladjective

of or relating to the activity or business for which you are trained; "occupational hazard"

Perilnoun

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

Pollutionnoun

undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities

Put on the lineverb

expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line wh…

Risknoun

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"

Riskverb

expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line wh…

Toxicologynoun

the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons

Toxinnoun

a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species

Waternoun

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

Water pollutionnoun

pollution of the water in rivers and lakes

Acid precipitationnoun

rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with wat…

Acid rainnoun

rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with wat…

Adventureverb

put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"

Hazardverb

put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"

Jeopardizeverb

put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"

Miasmnoun

unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke"

Miasmanoun

unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke"

Moral hazardnoun

(economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance); "insurance companies are expo…

Smognoun

air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog

Smogginessnoun

air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog

Stakeverb

put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"

Ventureverb

put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"

Anatoxinnoun

a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to…

Brucinenoun

a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica

Curarenoun

a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; "curare acts by blocking choli…

Hemlocknoun

poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; "Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock"

Nicotinenoun

an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide

Strychninenoun

an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant

Toxoidnoun

a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and immunity to…

Venomnoun

toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions)

Vichy waternoun

sparkling mineral water from springs at Vichy, France or water similar to it