- 업종: Government
- Number of terms: 30456
- Number of blossaries: 0
- Company Profile:
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Research conducted with the sole goal of obtaining knowledge; in contrast with applied research.
Industry:Natural environment
The colloquial or common name of a taxon, i.e., in any language or form other than that of biological nomenclature. Vernacular names have no status in nomenclature.
Industry:Natural environment
The most recent ancestral form or species from which two different species evolved.
Industry:Natural environment
The smallest unit of living matter. All organisms are composed of cells and cell products (Cell Theory). Organisms exist either as single cells (unicellular) or as multicellular units.
Industry:Natural environment
A bond between two or more atoms that is provided by electrons that travel between the atoms' nuclei, holding them together but keeping them a stable distance apart.
Industry:Natural environment
A diving apparatus in which exhaled air is expelled into the water as bubbles; no part is rebreathed by the diver. It is most commonly used in recreational scuba diving.
Industry:Natural environment
A line on a nautical chart connecting points of equal depth.
Industry:Natural environment
