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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Industry: Government
Number of terms: 30456
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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
The acceleration of a chemical reaction by a catalyst.
Industry:Natural environment
The granular portion of the cell cytoplasm between the ectoplasm and nuclear membrane.
Industry:Natural environment
The rate of flow of light energy.
Industry:Natural environment
To disintegrate tissues by means of cutting, soaking or enzymatic action to obtain a cell dissociation.
Industry:Natural environment
The DNA from an organism that contains a target gene. This DNA is used as starting material in a cloning experiment.
Industry:Natural environment
A commercial dive boat with sleeping and eating accommodations. Scuba divers live aboard the boat for several days and usually visit dive locations unaccessible to other divers.
Industry:Natural environment
A gradual and continuous change in environmental conditions of an ecosystem or community; gradual transition between ecotypes; a continuous change in form as a response to a continuous change in an environment.
Industry:Natural environment
A molecule of intermediate relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially comprises a small plurality of units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules of lower relative molecular mass; a polymer that consists of two, three, or four monomers.
Industry:Natural environment
A rounded or swollen shape.
Industry:Natural environment
A synonym of reef slope.
Industry:Natural environment