Term No. | Term Name | Term Description |
581 | Carat (metric) | img:equations//566_595_e.jpg..... |
5981 | Carbide-insert bit | A detachable bit, whose cutting edges consist of tungsten carbide embedded in a steel base...... |
9289 | Carbon capture and storage | Removal of CO2 from emission sources (such as electricity generation, industrial processes, etc.) and storing it away from the atmosphere...... |
9290 | Carbon Cycle | The term used to describe the flow of carbon (in various forms, e.g., as in carbon dioxide) through the atmosphere, ocean, terrestrial biosphere, and ..... |
9291 | Carbon Dioxide (CO2) | A naturally occurring gas, also a by-product of burning fossil fuels and biomass, as well as from land-use changes and other industrial processes. It ..... |
9292 | Carbon Dioxide Fertilization | The enhancement of the growth of plants as a result of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration. Depending on their mechanism of photosynthe..... |
9293 | Carbon Flux | Transfer of carbon from one carbon pool to another in units of measurement of mass per unit area and time (e.g., t C)...... |
9294 | Carbon sequestration | The removal of carbon from the atmosphere and its long-term storage in the terrestrial biosphere, underground, or the oceans so that the buildup of ca..... |
5679 | Carbon steel | A steel, the properties of that are determined mainly by its carbon content...... |
1887 | Carbon-nitrogen ratio | Weight or percentage ratio of organic carbon to total nitrogen in a soil...... |
5457 | Carbonaceous | Containing carbon, usually of organic origin...... |
7297 | Carbonate hardness | Water hardness resulting from the presence of dissolved calcium and magnesium bicarbonates...... |
1596 | Carbonation | The act or process of impregnating with carbonic acid or carbon dioxide...... |
7303 | Carbonic acid | A weak acid formed by the dissolution of atmospheric carbon dioxide gas in surface- or ground- water...... |
7489 | Carcinogenic | Capable of producing cancer...... |
7090 | Cardinal temperature | The most favourable or optimal temperature for growth of bacteria. ..... |
6994 | Carnivore | An animal or plant that feeds on animals...... |
2188 | Carrier | Fertilizer materials are spoken of as carriers. Superphosphate, rock phosphate, and bones are called carriers of phosphorus. Similarly, muriate and su..... |
7484 | Carrier | 1 ‑ An infected person or animal that harbours a specific pathogen, in the absence of discernable clinical disease, and serves as a potential source..... |
7778 | Carrier ditch | A ditch that delivers water into natural water courses or into larger ditches constructed to serve the needs of several farmers...... |
5184 | Carrier drain | Open or subsurface drain which receives water from the relief drain and may in addition also be functioning as a relief drain for the area through whi..... |
7779 | Carrier drain | A leader drain that carries water for some distance. Performs the same function as a carrier ditch...... |
4695 | Carrier scrapers | Scrapers mounted on wheels, that can dig ground material, haul and eject them into the carrying bowl at high speed, and also dump and spread these mat..... |
2400 | Carry-over storage | Storage of inflowing water during surplus years for making up deficiencies in dry or lean years...... |
6654 | Carrying capacity | The number of individuals in a certain population that a given amount of habitat will support...... |