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GC: n S: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2217251.stm (last access: 31 January 2014); http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/instreamworks/moorings.htm (last access: 28 July 2015). N: 1. Floating dry docks have the initial advantage that they can be built and fully equipped in shipyard and factory conditions, in which their construction is not subject to unforeseen hazards arising from weather
GC: n S: http://www.thewatertreatmentplants.com/flocculation.html (last access: 7 August 2015); http://water.me.vccs.edu/courses/ENV110/Lesson4_print.htm (last access: 7 August 2015). N: 1. 1885, from flocculate (1877, from flocculus; 1799, from Modern Latin diminutive of Latin floccus “flock of wool”) + -ate (word-forming element used in forming nouns from Latin words ending in -atus, -atum; those
GC: n S: http://www.ready.gov/floods (last access: 15 December 2013); http://eschooltoday.com/natural-disasters/floods/what-is-a-flood.html (last access: 25 August 2015). N: 1. Old English flod “a flowing of water, flood, an overflowing of land by water, Noah’s Flood; mass of water, river, sea, wave,” from Proto-Germanic *floduz “flowing water, deluge” (cognates: Old Frisian flod, Old
Grammatical category: n Term sources: TERMIUM PLUS; EncBrit; Drugs.com. Notes: 1. Chemical formula: C17H18F3NO. 2. Active ingredient sold under the name Prozac. Prozac (n.): 1985, proprietary name for fluoxetine hydrochloride, developed early 1970s by Lilly Industries. 3. The first highly specific serotonin uptake inhibitor. It is used as an antidepressant
GC: n S: NatGeo – https://bit.ly/2Gfqt87 (last access: 10 April 2019); Met Office – https://bit.ly/2D5wYJy (last access: 10 April 2019). N: 1. “thick, obscuring mist,” 1540s, a back-formation from foggy (which appeared about the same time) or from a Scandinavian source akin to Danish fog “spray, shower, snowdrift,” Old Norse
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GC: n S: FAO – http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/y5401e/y5401e00.htm (last access: 26 April 2013); http://www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/food-distribution-programs (last access: 3 September 2014). N: Enough food is produced worldwide to feed all the people in the world (Leathers, p. 133). However, despite this alarming truth, nearly 1 billion people are suffering from chronic hunger today. There
GC: n S: http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/food-poisoning (last access: 7 December 2015); http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Food-poisoning/Pages/Introduction.aspx (last access: 7 December 2015). N: 1. food (n): Middle English foode, fode, from Old English foda “food, nourishment; fuel,” also figurative, from Proto-Germanic *fodon, from Germanic *fod- “food,” from PIE *pat-, extended form of root *pa- “to tend, keep,
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/foodsafety/en/ (last access: 3 September 2014); NAVARRO p. 386; UNTERM – http://unterm.un.org/DGAACS/unterm.nsf/WebView/CDCFBC3C5DC71040852569FD0003716E?OpenDocument (last access: 25 April 2013). N: Unsafe food causes many diseases, ranging from diarrhoeal diseases to various forms of cancer. A safe food supply supports economy, trade and tourism, contributes to food and
GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/89/12/11-089243/en/ (last access: 12 March 2013); WHO – http://www.who.int/trade/glossary/story028/en/ (last access: 3 September 2014). N: Food security is built on three pillars: Food availability: sufficient quantities of food available on a consistent basis. Food access: having sufficient resources to obtain appropriate foods for a nutritious
GC: n S: http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/oct/05/sudan-dragging-feet-humanitarian-aid-access (last access: 12 March 2013); http://www.imgc-global.com/humanitarian.html (last access: 3 september 2014). N: Food obtained for a household or for a country, an expedition, etc. S: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/food-supplies (last access: 28 July 2015) SYN: S: CR: humanitarian aid
GC: n S: WFP – http://www.wfp.org/how-to-help/individuals/food-force/ (last access: 16 July 2012); DFCSCA – http://foodsuppb.nic.in/ (last access: 8 December 2013). N: 1. – food (n): Middle English foode, fode, from Old English foda “food, nourishment; fuel,” also figurative, from Proto-Germanic *fodon, from Germanic *fod- “food,” from PIE *pat-, extended form of
GC: n S: Mourei, A. (2008): Nutrition Manual for Humanitarian Action. International Committee of the Red Cross Assistance Division. – ICRC – http://www.icrc.org/eng/assets/files/other/icrc_002_0820.pdf (last access: 12 March 2013); http://www.foodvalueanalysis.org/ (last access: 3 September 2014). N: The nutritional value of food that we eat greatly governs our health. Subsequently, it affects
GC: n S: https://www.food.gov.uk/science/microbiology/fds (last access: 7 December 2015); https://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/foodborne/Pages/default.aspx (last access: 7 December 2015); https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/foodbornedisease/ (last access: 7 December 2015). N: 1. A disease, usually either infectious or toxic in nature, caused by agents that enter the body through the ingestion of food. 2. The global incidence of foodborne
GC: n S: TAM – https://goo.gl/5QCmLX (page 211) (last access: 7 November 2018); IOM – https://www.iom.int/key-migration-terms (last access: 7 November 2018). N: 1. – forced (adj): “not spontaneous or voluntary, strained, unnatural,” 1570s. The past-participle adjective from verb force (c. 1300, forcen, also forsen, “exert force upon (an adversary),” from
GC: n S: IOM – https://publications.iom.int/system/files/pdf/uamas_synthesis_report2012.pdf (last access: 3 May 2021); UNCHR – https://www.unhcr.org/50aa01c310.pdf (last access: 3 May 2021). N: 1. – foreign (adj): c. 1300, ferren, foran, foreyne, in reference to places, “outside the boundaries of a country;” of persons, “born in another country,” from Old French forain “strange, foreign; outer, external, outdoor; remote,
GC: n S: MPI – https://bit.ly/2Bb91zy (last access: 4 March 2017); TheHill – https://bit.ly/2MJNGBZ (last access: 4 March 2017). N: 1. early 15c., foreyner; see foreign (c. 1300, ferren, foran, foreyne, in reference to places, “outside the boundaries of a country;” of persons, “born in another country,” from Old French
GC: n S: SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/forensic-medicine (last access: 5 February 2021); NIH – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4890849/ (last access: 5 February 2021). N: 1. – forensic (adj): “pertaining to or suitable for courts of law,” 1650s, with -ic + stem of Latin forensis “of a forum, place of assembly,” related to forum “public place”. Later used especially in
GC: n S: CSFS – https://www.csfs.ca/student-zone/student-zone/ (last access: 4 February 2021); SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/forensic-sciences (last access: 4 February 2021). N: 1. – forensic (adj): “pertaining to or suitable for courts of law,” 1650s, with -ic + stem of Latin forensis “of a forum, place of assembly,” related to forum “public place”. Later used especially in
GC: n S: Interpol – https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Forensics (last access: 5 February 2021); Westmidl – https://west-midlands.police.uk/specialist-teams/forensics (last access: 5 February 2021). N: 1. Latin forensis public, forensic, from forum forum. First Known Use of forensic: 1659 (as an adjective) and 1814 (as a noun). 2. Definition of forensic: 1: an argumentative exercise. 2: forensics plural in form
GC: n S: EC – http://ec.europa.eu/echo/what-we-do/civil-protection/forest-fires_en (last access: 25 October 2017); The Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/25/spain-forest-fire-forces-more-than-1500-from-homes-and-campsites (last access: 25 October 2017). N: 1. – forest (n): late 13c., “extensive tree-covered district,” especially one set aside for royal hunting and under the protection of the king, from Old French forest “forest, wood,
GC: n S: EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/721819/law-of-war/52928/Lawful-combatants (last access: 26 March 2015) N: 1. French, from franc free + tireur shooter. First Known Use: 1808. A civilian and especially a guerrilla fighter or sniper. 2. Very often the armed forces of belligerents consist throughout the war of their regular armies only;