environments (noun)

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• environment — noun 1 conditions of the place where you are ADJECTIVE ▪ immediate ▪ Cold blooded animals depend on the temperature of their immediate environment. ▪ external ▪ alien, new, unfamiliar …   Collocations dictionary

• granular configuration automation — noun A specialized area in the field of Configuration Management that focuses on the visibility and control of an IT Environment’s configuration and bill of material at the most granular level. IT managers can leverage this strategy to reach the… …   Wiktionary

• halobacteria — noun halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats • Syn: ↑halobacterium, ↑halobacter • Hypernyms: ↑halophile, ↑halophil * * * /hal oh bak tear ee euh/, n.pl., sing. halobacterium / tear ee euhm/ …   Useful english dictionary

• thermoacidophile — noun archaebacteria that thrive in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures • Hypernyms: ↑archaebacteria, ↑archaebacterium, ↑archaeobacteria, ↑archeobacteria * * * /therr moh euh sid euh fuyl , as i deuh /, n. any organism, esp. a type… …   Useful english dictionary

• faculty — noun 1 natural ability of the body/mind ADJECTIVE ▪ higher ▪ the evolution of man s higher faculties ▪ cognitive, intellectual, mental, rational ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• ecotourism — noun tourism directed towards unspoilt natural environments and intended to support conservation efforts. Derivatives ecotour noun & verb ecotourist noun …   English new terms dictionary

• archaea — noun plural Etymology: New Latin, from Greek archaios Date: 1990 microorganisms of a domain (Archaea) including especially methane producing forms, some red halophilic forms, and others of harsh hot acidic environments (as a hot spring) compare… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ecology — noun (plural gies) Etymology: German Ökologie, from öko eco + logie logy Date: 1873 1. a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments 2. the totality or pattern of relations between …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• exobiology — noun Date: 1960 a branch of biology concerned with the search for life outside the earth and with the effects of extraterrestrial environments on living organisms • exobiological adjective • exobiologist noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• paleoecology — noun Date: 1898 a branch of ecology that is concerned with the characteristics of ancient environments and with their relationships to ancient plants and animals • paleoecological also paleoecologic adjective • paleoecologist noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• library — noun 1 building ADJECTIVE ▪ large, small ▪ excellent, good ▪ public ▪ private ▪ …   Collocations dictionary