🦠 Science

solidify

to change from being a liquid or gas to a solid form

clog

to become blocked or filled so that movement or activity is slowed or stopped

flammable

burns easily

grid

a system of wires through which electricity is connected to different parts of a region

construct

an idea or theory that may not be proved

prospecting

the activity of searching for gold, oil, or other valuable substances on or under the surface of the Earth

avenue

a method or way of doing something

pupa

an insect in the stage of being protected by a hard covering, and does not move

senescence

the fact of becoming older, and therefore being in less good condition, and less able to function well

insulation

the substance used in covering something for heat or sound

hemisphere

one of two halves of the Earth

pedigree

a list of the parents and other relations of an animal

photovoltaic

able to produce electricity from light

thermal

connected with heat

fatigue

weakness in a metal structure due to repeated bending

shaft

a long, either vertical or sloping, passage through the ground

ventilation

the movement of fresh air around a closed space

plant

machines used in industry

lethal

able to cause death; extremely dangerous

potent

powerful, persuasive, or effective

synthetic

an artificial substance or material

amphibious

able to live or operate on land or in water

specimen

a single example of something, especially an animal or plant

mutation

the way in which genes change and produce permanent differences

enigma

something or someone mysterious and impossible to understand

intensity

the strength of something

infestation

a large number of insects, rats, etc., causing damage

stamina

the physical or mental strength to do something difficult and will take a long time

hydraulic

machines operated by using power from the pressure of water or another liquid

terrestrial

animals living on the land rather than in the water or air

instinctive

behaviour or reactions are not thought about, planned, or developed by training

intuitive

based on feelings rather than facts or proof

interplay

the effect that two or more things have on each other

paradox

a person, thing, or situation that has two opposite features and therefore seems strange

unravel

make a complicated subject known or understood

impurity

the fact that a substance is dirty or lower in quality

resonate

to continue to have a powerful effect or valu