inventions + nanotechnology

facilitated

to make sth easier

commerce

the activities involved in buying and selling things

trgovina, trgovanje

enabling

to make it possible

adjacent

next or near sth

arduous

very difficult and requiring a lot of effort

ruda

ore

dissemination

to spread

dissemination of knowledge

the process of spreading or sharing info, ideas, or knowledge to a wide audience

ushered in

to begin or introduce sth new

took off

sth successful, popular, or widely accepted, often quickly

pokrov

lid

ajar

slightly open

plesen

mold

potomci

offspring

razmnoževanje

procreation

zmanjšati, ustaviti

curb

predhodnik

predecessor

netopno

insoluble

nepregleden

opaque

neprevoden

nonconductive

brittle

sth that can easily brake

prepustno

permeable

jeklo

steel

beton

concrete

to pose

• to create (a problem, threat)

• postaviti (a question)

detrimental effect

very negative effect