| pollucite | <chemical> A colourless transparent mineral, resembling quartz, occurring with castor or castorite on the island of Elba. It is a silicate of alumina and caesia. Synonym: pollux. See: Pollux, and 4th Castor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| pollutant | An undesired contaminant that results in pollution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pollute | 1. To make foul, impure, or unclean; to defile; to taint; to soil; to desecrate; used of physical or moral defilement. "The land was polluted with blood.", "Wickedness . . . Hath polluted the whole earth." 2. To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonor. 3. To render ceremonially unclean; to disqualify or unfit for sacred use or service, or for social intercourse. "Neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die." (Num. Xviii. 32) "They have polluted themselves with blood." (Lam. Iv. 14) Synonym: To defile, soil, contaminate, corrupt, taint, vitiate, debauch, dishonor, ravish. Origin: L. Pollutus, p. P. Of polluere to defile, to pollute, from a prep. Appearing only in comp. + luere to wash. See Position, Lave. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pollution | <ecology> The changing of a natural environment, either by natural or artificial means, so that the environment becomes harmful to the living things normally found in it. most often this refers to the input of toxic chemicals into the environment. (09 Oct 1997) |
| pollux | 1. <astronomy> A fixed star of the second magnitude, in the constellation Gemini. Cf. 3d Castor. 2. <chemical> Same as Pollucite. Origin: L, the twin brother of castor; also, the constellation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pollution |
undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities befoulment: the state of being polluted contamination: the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
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| pollination |
Pollination is an important step in the reproduction of seed plants: the transfer of pollen grains (male gametes) to the plant carpel, the structure that contains the ovule (female gamete). The receptive part of the carpel is called a stigma in the flowers of angiosperms and a micropyle in gymnosperms. The study of pollination brings together many disciplines, such as botany, horticulture, entomology, and ecology. ...
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| pollution |
Pollution is the release of harmful environmental contaminants, or the substances so released. Generally the process needs to result from human activity to be regarded as pollution. Even relatively benign products of human activity are liable to be regarded as pollution, if they precipitate negative effects later on. The nitrogen oxides produced by industry are often referred to as pollution, for example, although the substances themselves are not harmful. ...
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| pollination |
when a male pollen grain is introduced to the female part of the flower, enabling fertilization to take place.
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| pollination |
[poll-ih-NAY-shun] the transfer of pollen from one flower to another, usually with the assistance of insects.
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| poll | transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant |
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| poll | the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb |
| poll | fertilize by transfering pollen |
| poll | transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant |
| poll | an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another |
| poll | a temporary booth in a polling place which people enter to cast their votes |
| poll | the day appointed for an election |
| poll | a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election |
| poll | a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election |
| poll | a seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen |
| poll | a larval frog or toad |
| poll | important food and game fish of northern seas especially North Atlantic |