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English for Science & Nature Glossary of Terms
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Demand Side
Management (DSM) -
an attempt by utilities
to reduce customers'
demand for electricity
or energy by encouraging
efficiency.
development - (1) a
developed tract of land
(with houses or
structures); (2) the
act, process or result
of developing.
diesel - a
petroleum-based fuel
which is burned in
engines ignited by
compression rather than
spark; commonly used for
heavy duty engines
including buses and
trucks.
diesel engine
- an internal combustion
engine that uses
diesel
as fuel, producing
harmful fumes.
dioxin - a
man-made chemical
by-product formed during
the manufacturing of
other chemicals and
during incineration.
Studies show that dioxin
is the most potent
animal
carcinogen ever
tested, as well as the
cause of severe weight
loss, liver problems,
kidney problems, birth
defects, and death.
double hulled
tankers - large
transport ships with two
hulls with space between
them, protecting the
cargo (in most cases,
oil) from spilling in
case of a collision.
dredge - a
fishing method that
utilizes a bag dragged
behind a vessel that
scrapes the ocean
bottom, usually to catch
shellfish. Dredges are
often equiped with metal
spikes in order to dig
up the catch.
driftnet - a
huge net stretching
across many miles that
drifts in the water;
used primarily for
large-scale commercial
fishing.
dump sites -
waste disposal grounds. |
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