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Evapotranspiration Loss of water due to evaporation from the surface of earth
and transpiration from vegetation
E-Waste Waste electronic goods
Exocytosis Expelling vesicle containing particles (or chemicals)
Exosphere Outermost region of the atmosphere located after 500-km altitude
Expiration (in the context of species) Loss of population of species in a given
location
Exposed group A group whose members have been in contact with a supposed
cause of a disease/health state of interest
Exposure assessment A measurement or estimation of the duration, magnitude,
frequency and route of exposure to a substance for a population of interest
Exposure Contact of an organism with a physical/chemical/biological agent
Facilitated diffusion Movement of molecules across the membrane from a region
of higher concentration to one of lower concentration through channels or by
carrier molecules
Famine Food shortage affecting large numbers of people
Feasibility study (FS) Assessment of the practicability of a proposal
Fermentation Anaerobic chemical breakdown of substance microbes
Filtration (in the context of intracellular movement in living organism) Movement of smaller molecules across membrane by virtue of pressure
Flagella Sting-like structures present in some bacteria that provide a means of
locomotion
Flash flood Sudden flooding with short duration
Flash point Lowest temperature at which a material can vaporize to form an ignitable mixture in air
Flood Significant rise of water level in a surface water body
Fluid dynamics Branch of fluid mechanics that is concerned with the flow of fluids
Fluid statics Sub-discipline of fluid mechanics which is concerned with fluids at
rest as well as the pressure in a fluid or exerted by a fluid on an immersed object
Fly ash Ash generated during combustion expelled along with flue gas
Force Force is any action that alters or maintains the motion of a body or distorts it
Forensic medicine (forensic pathology) Specialty of medical science that deals
with the application of knowledge of medical scenic to establish facts in legal
cases
Forest fire Burning of forest
Fuel cell Container in which fuel is directly converted in to energy
Fungi Living organisms with cell walls containing chitin and capable of digesting
organic matter before absorbing
Gas migration Movement of gas from one area to another
Gastroenterology Specialization of medical science that is concerned with digestive system and its disorders
Gene The basic biological unit of heredity
Genetic disease Genetic disease caused by abnormalities formed in the genome.
Genetic disorders may be hereditary or due to mutation (changes to the DNA)
Geo fence (in the context of GIS) Virtual perimeter for a geographic area
Glossary
Evapotranspiration Loss of water due to evaporation from the surface of earth
and transpiration from vegetation
E-Waste Waste electronic goods
Exocytosis Expelling vesicle containing particles (or chemicals)
Exosphere Outermost region of the atmosphere located after 500-km altitude
Expiration (in the context of species) Loss of population of species in a given
location
Exposed group A group whose members have been in contact with a supposed
cause of a disease/health state of interest
Exposure assessment A measurement or estimation of the duration, magnitude,
frequency and route of exposure to a substance for a population of interest
Exposure Contact of an organism with a physical/chemical/biological agent
Facilitated diffusion Movement of molecules across the membrane from a region
of higher concentration to one of lower concentration through channels or by
carrier molecules
Famine Food shortage affecting large numbers of people
Feasibility study (FS) Assessment of the practicability of a proposal
Fermentation Anaerobic chemical breakdown of substance microbes
Filtration (in the context of intracellular movement in living organism) Movement of smaller molecules across membrane by virtue of pressure
Flagella Sting-like structures present in some bacteria that provide a means of
locomotion
Flash flood Sudden flooding with short duration
Flash point Lowest temperature at which a material can vaporize to form an ignitable mixture in air
Flood Significant rise of water level in a surface water body
Fluid dynamics Branch of fluid mechanics that is concerned with the flow of fluids
Fluid statics Sub-discipline of fluid mechanics which is concerned with fluids at
rest as well as the pressure in a fluid or exerted by a fluid on an immersed object
Fly ash Ash generated during combustion expelled along with flue gas
Force Force is any action that alters or maintains the motion of a body or distorts it
Forensic medicine (forensic pathology) Specialty of medical science that deals
with the application of knowledge of medical scenic to establish facts in legal
cases
Forest fire Burning of forest
Fuel cell Container in which fuel is directly converted in to energy
Fungi Living organisms with cell walls containing chitin and capable of digesting
organic matter before absorbing
Gas migration Movement of gas from one area to another
Gastroenterology Specialization of medical science that is concerned with digestive system and its disorders
Gene The basic biological unit of heredity
Genetic disease Genetic disease caused by abnormalities formed in the genome.
Genetic disorders may be hereditary or due to mutation (changes to the DNA)
Geo fence (in the context of GIS) Virtual perimeter for a geographic area
Glossary