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half life collapse: the time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate)

radiant energy collapse: energy that is transmitted in the form of (electromagnetic) radiation; energy that exists in the absence of matter

air pollution collapse: pollution of the atmosphere; "air pollution reduced the visibility"

epidemiology collapse: the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease

harmfulness collapse: the quality of being noxious; destructiveness that causes harm or injury

saturation point collapse: (chemistry) the stage at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution or in a vapor

hybrid collapse: an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"; a composite of mixed origin; "the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices"

watering collapse: wetting with water; "the lawn needs a great deal of watering"

fallout collapse: the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion

vector collapse: a variable quantity that can be resolved into components; any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease; "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"; a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction

infection collapse: (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure; moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"; an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted; (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease; (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound; the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

poisoning collapse: the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill; the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance

pollution collapse: undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities

abomination collapse: an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence; "his treatment of the children is an abomination"; a person who is loathsome or disgusting

festering collapse: (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus

virus collapse: (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein; a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer; "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"; a harmful or corrupting agency; "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"

blend collapse: the act of blending components together thoroughly; a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau"; an occurrence of thorough mixing; mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"; combine into one; "blend the nuts and raisins together"; "he blends in with the crowd"; "We don't intermingle much"; blend or harmonize; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs"

impurity collapse: the condition of being impure; worthless or dangerous material that should be removed; "there were impurities in the water"

activity collapse: any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"; (chemistry) the capacity of a substance to take part in a chemical reaction; "catalytic activity"

perversion collapse: the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use); "it was a perversion of justice"; an aberrant sexual practice that is preferred to normal intercourse; a curve that reverses the direction of something; "the tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion"; "perversion also shows up in kinky telephone cords"

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