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communal | adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use | |
function | n: the purpose or use of an object, system, or process; a particular activity or operation that is designed to serve a specific purpose; a mathematical concept that describes a relationship between two sets of values, called the input and output sets; (verb) to operate or work in a specific way, or to perform a particular task or purpose | |
distribute | v: to give something to a large number of individuals, or to spread or furnish something | |
process | n: a series of actions or operations performed to achieve a particular outcome or goal; a systematic procedure or approach used to accomplish a specific task or objective; a method of treating milk to make it suitable for consumption or use in other dairy products | |
basis | n: the most important facts, ideas, or events from which something is developed; the way how things are organized or arranged | |
electrify | v: to make a machine or system work by using electricity; to make someone extremely enthusiastic about or interested in something | |
chemical | adj: relating to or connected with chemistry; | |
fertilizer | n: a natural or chemical substance added to soil to make plants grow more successfully | |
machinery | n: a group of large machines or the components of a machine that make it work; social institution functions or structure for doing something | |
transport | n: a system for moving people or products from one location to another using automobiles, roads, and so on | |
lunar | adj: of or pertaining to the moon | |
constraint | n: a limit or restriction on something, such as an action, behavior, or thought | |
coal | n: a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock that is found below the ground and burnt to produce heat | |
petroleum | n: a flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons that occurs naturally in certain rock formations and can also be refined to produce fuels such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel | |
atmosphere | n: the mass of air that surrounds the Earth; the pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or creative work | |
orbit | n: the path of an object around a celestial body, especially a planet, star, or moon, under the influence of gravity; (of medicine) the bony cavity in the skull that houses the eyeball and its associated structures, like muscles, nerves, and blood vessels | |
panel | n: a square or rectangular and flat piece of something that forms a distinct section or component of something; a small group of specialists who discuss particular topics or give their advice or opinion about something | |
battery | n: a device that is placed inside a car, gadget, equipment, etc. and that provides electrical power to them | |
practical | adj: of or connected with actual use or real situation rather than with theory and ideas | |
nuclear | adj: of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom; deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy | |
advantage | n: a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position; a beneficial feature or asset that someone or something has | |
disadvantage | n: a drawback or a negative aspect of something; (verb) to put someone or something in an unfavorable position | |
normally | adv: usually; under normal conditions | |
norm | n: something that is regarded as usual, typical, or standard | |
degree | n: a unit of measurement for angles, temperature, or level of proficiency or achievement; a rank or level of academic or professional attainment | |
water-cooler | n: a shared location in an office or workplace where people gather to take a break, socialize, and chat informally | |
react | v: to take action in response to something | |
atmospheric | adj: about or located in the earth’s atmosphere | |
vessel | n: a ship or large boat | |
steel | n: a strong metal alloy made up of iron with typically a few tenths of a percent of carbon used for making things that need a strong structure | |
centimeter | n: a unit of measurement of length in the metric system, equivalent to one-hundredth of a meter | |
accident | n: an unfortunate event, especially one causing damage or injury | |
liquid | n: a substance, such as water or oil that flows freely and is neither a solid nor a gas | |
suddenly | adv: quickly and unexpectedly | |
depress | v: to make someone feel sad, low in spirits, or without hope; to make markets, businesses, etc., less active | |
flash | n: a sudden intense burst of radiant energy; a momentary brightness | |
concrete | adj: existing in a physical or material form rather than an abstract one; based on facts rather than ideas or guesses; made of or covered with cement | |
volume | n: the amount of space occupied by an object or substance; the magnitude of sound | |
relative | adj: considered and evaluated through comparison with something else | |
emergency | n: a sudden unforeseen crisis usually involving danger that requires immediate action | |
fuel | n: a substance that is typically burned to generate heat or energy | |
overheat | v: to become too hot, or to cause something to become too hot | |
melt | v: to turn from something solid into something soft or liquid as a result of heating | |
uranium | n: a chemical element with the symbol U, atomic number 92, that is a dense, silvery-white metal that is radioactive and is used as a fuel for nuclear power plants | |
oxide | n: a chemical compound that contains at least one oxygen atom and one other element | |
ceramics | n: objects made from materials such as clay that are hardened by heat, often to create functional or decorative items | |
ware | n: goods or merchandise that are offered for sale, typically referring to items that are produced in large quantities, such as kitchenware, software, and hardware | |
brick | n: a rectangular block of baked clay used as a building material | |
fireplace | n: a structure made of brick, stone, or metal designed to contain a fire and provide heat, often found in the center of a room or against a wall | |
stable | adj: firm and steady; not easily moved, disturbed, or changed | |
transfer | v: to move, pass, or change from one person, place, or situation to another | |
release | v: to set free or allow to escape from confinement | |
radioactive | adj: emitting powerful and dangerous energy when the nuclei (= central parts) of atoms are broken up | |
fission | n: the splitting of an atomic nucleus into two or smaller nuclei, releasing a large amount of energy; the process of breaking something into smaller parts or pieces | |
solid | adj: hard or firm; characterized by good substantial quality | |
complicated | adj: involving a lot of different things or parts in a way that is difficult to understand or analyze | |
extract | n: a short passage taken from a book, piece of music, etc.; a substance obtained from something through a specific process; (verb) to obtain from something or to remove something by effort or force | |
addition | n: the act or process of adding something to something else; the process of adding numbers | |
condense | v: to reduce the volume or size of something, often by removing water or other liquid; to make something shorter, more concise, or more concentrated | |
electrical | adj: relating to electricity | |
fortune | n: a large amount of money or property; chance or luck as an unknown and arbitrary force affecting human affairs | |
surprisingly | adv: in a way that causes amazement or wonder | |
fluid | n: a substance that can flow and is not solid | |
statistics | n: the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data | |
neat | adj: clean or tidy, with everything in its place | |
mixture | n: a combination of different elements, substances, or entities, usually in non-uniform proportions, resulting in a homogeneous or heterogeneous blend of physical or chemical properties | |
fluorine | n: a chemical element with the symbol F and atomic number 9 that is the most reactive of all known elements and exists in nature only in combination with other elements, typically in the form of fluoride compounds | |
specifically | adv: only associated with or meant for one thing | |
lithium | n: a soft, silvery-white metal that is highly reactive and used in batteries, alloy production, and medications for bipolar disorder | |
beryllium | n: a light, strong, brittle metallic element with the symbol Be and atomic number 4, used in nuclear reactors, aerospace, and other high-tech applications | |
thorium | n: a radioactive chemical element with the symbol Th and atomic number 90 that is silvery-white in color and is used as fuel in some nuclear reactors | |
remarkable | adj: worthy of attention because unusual or special | |
magic | n: beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces; any art or performance that invokes supernatural powers | |
density | n: the quality of compactness of a substance | |
temperature | n: the degree of hotness or coldness of a thing or place | |
drain | v: to empty or dry something by removing the liquid from it | |
configure | v: to set up or arrange something in a particular way or for a specific purpose | |
maximum | adj: the largest or greatest amount or value attainable or attained | |
circulate | v: to move continuously or freely around a place or closed system | |
meltdown | n: a severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping; a situation in which something fails or weakens suddenly or dramatically | |
intervention | n: the action or process of being done to improve or help a circumstance, often they have not been asked to do so | |
configuration | n: the arrangement or pattern of something or a group of related things | |
excite | v: to make someone feel suddenly enthusiastic or eager | |
naturally | adv: as might be expected; by natural manners | |
crust | n: a hard outer layer that forms on the surface of a liquid as it cools or on a solid as a result of exposure to air or moisture | |
dense | adj: containing a large number of people or something with little space between them | |
lifetime | n: the duration of someone’s life or something’s existence; | |
palm | n: the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers; any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves | |
locate | v: to specify or determine the exact position of someone or something | |
electromagnetic | adj: of or relating to the magnetism produced by electric charge in motion | |
spacecraft | n: a vehicle designed to travel through space, typically carrying astronauts or scientific instruments | |
recycle | v: to sort and collect things to process them and produce valuable materials that can be used again | |
absolute | adj: perfect or complete or to the most considerable degree possible | |
requirement | n: something that is needed or wanted | |
crop | n: a plant that is cultivated in large amounts, particularly for food | |
sustainable | adj: able to continue or be continued for a long time | |
colony | n: a country or an area that is governed by a more powerful country that is often far away | |
sustain | v: to supply enough of what somebody or something needs to survive or exist; to accept as valid | |
independence | n: freedom from another’s or others’ control or influence | |
technique | n: a particular way or art of doing something that needs skill | |
survive | v: to live or exist despite a dangerous event or period | |
fossil | n: any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing that has become hard and turned into rock | |
unfortunately | adv: by bad luck; unluckily | |
planet | n: any of the nine large celestial bodies that circle in the solar system; any celestial body that revolves around a star | |
entangle | v: to become twisted or knotted together, especially in a way that makes it difficult to separate them; to involve in something complicated or difficult to escape | |
conflict | n: a strong disagreement, argument, or a violent clash between two opposing groups or individuals | |
unstable | adj: lacking solidity, persistence, or firmness and therefore not strong, safe, or likely to continue; lacking control of one’s emotions | |
efficiently | adv: in a way that produces maximum output with minimum effort or expense | |
carbon | n: a chemical element that can be found in pure form as diamond or graphite, and it is also an essential part of coal and oil and is found in all plants and animals | |
hydrogen | n: the chemical element that is the lightest gas is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and combines with oxygen to form water | |
split | v: to divide, or to make something divide into two or more parts, especially along a particular line | |
combine | v: to join or merge to form a single thing or group | |
harvest | n: yields of plants in a single growing season; the period of the year when gathering occurs on a farm | |
methanol | n: a poisonous chemical substance that is the simplest alcohol formed when methane reacts with oxygen | |
ammonia | n: a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen that forms a gas with a strong smell, used as cleaning substances, fertilizers, and explosives | |
dimethyl | n: a chemical compound containing two methyl groups (CH3-) bound to a single carbon atom, often used as a building block for larger organic molecules | |
ethereal | adj: delicate, light, and airy; extremely refined or subtle; heavenly or spiritual | |
replacement | n: the act of replacing something with something else, especially that is newer or better; a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another | |
diesel | n: a type of heavy oil used as fuel; a vehicle or engine that uses diesel fuel | |
neutral | adj: not helping or assisting either side in a conflict, argument, etc. | |
gasoline | n: a volatile flammable liquid obtained from petroleum, used mainly as a fuel in car engines, etc. | |
metric | adj: using or relating to the meter as a unit of length; a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic | |
stockpile | n: a large quantity or reserve of goods or materials that are accumulated and stored for future use, often used for emergency or contingency purposes; (verb) to accumulate or gather a large quantity of something, usually for future use or as a reserve | |
bury | v: to place a dead body in the ground, grave, or tomb | |
shallow | adj: not having much distance from the top to the bottom | |
trench | n: a long, deep ditch made in the ground, usually parallel to a plate boundary and marking a subduction zone; a long ditch built in the ground for carrying away water | |
substance | n: the real physical material of which a thing or person consist; the most important or main part of some idea or experience; an illegal drug | |
aspect | n: one part or feature of a situation, problem, subject, etc. | |
efficiency | n: the state or quality of doing something well with no waste of input such as time or money | |
turbine | n: a machine that rotates to generate power from fluids such as water or gas | |
transmission | n: the act or process of sending something from one person or place to another; the process of broadcasting over the airwaves, as in radio or television | |
infrastructure | n: the basic systems, services, or features that are necessary for an organization or country, such as transport and power supplies | |
compact | adj: closely and firmly united or packed together, using very little space; smaller than is usual | |
facility | n: a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry | |
efficient | adj: performing at the highest level of productivity with the least wasted effort or resources; capable of achieving maximum output with minimum wasted effort, time, or materials | |
barrel | n: a large round container made of wood, metal, or plastic, with flat ends and, usually, curved sides; one of several units of volume | |
trillion | n: the number 1,000,000,000,000; a million million | |
cubic | adj: having the shape of a cube or being of three dimensions; measured in units that are the third power of a linear unit | |
invite | v: to ask someone to come or join; to offer an opportunity or possibility for something to happen or take place | |
enthusiastic | adj: having or showing great excitement, interest, or eagerness; energetic or passionate about something | |
advocate | n: a person who supports or suggests an idea, development, or way of doing something |