GC: n S: http://www.engineeringcivil.com/in-soil-compaction-test-if-a-test-result-exceeds-100-should-engineers-accept-the-result.html (last access: 15 December 2013); GDT; TERMIUMPLUS. N: 1. Artificial increase of the dry density of a granular soil by mechanical means such as rolling the surface layers, or for deep compaction driving sand piles, vibroflotation, or impact methods. 2. Soil compaction is the process of

GC: adj S: EMA – https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/human-regulatory-overview/research-development/compassionate-use (last access: 3 May 2024); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9720497/ (last access: 3 May 2024). N: 1. 1580s, from compassion (mid-14c., from Old French compassion “sympathy, pity” (12c.), from Late Latin compassionem (nominative compassio) “sympathy,” noun of state from past participle stem of compati “to feel

GC: n S: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003642.htm (last access: 11 July 2015); DORLAND p. 425. N: 1. A complete blood count (CBC) is a measure of the hematologic parameters of the blood. Included in the CBC is the calculation of the number of red blood cells (red blood cell count) or white blood

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GC: n S: UN – http://www.un.org/en/holocaustremembrance/2014/calendar2014.shtml (last access: 18 December 2014); HLSUK – http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/concentration_camps_nazi_germany.htm (last access: 18 December 2014). N: 1. concentration camp (n): 1901, “compound for noncombatants in a war zone”; a term for a controversial idea in the second Boer War (1899-1902), and the term emerged with a

GC: n S: The Guardian – https://bit.ly/2Q04IAQ (last access: 17 June 2018); WaPo – https://wapo.st/2rbQgXC (last access: 28 November 2018). N: 1. – concertina (n): “portable, accordion-like musical instrument,” 1835, from concert + fem. ending -ina. Invented 1829 by English inventor Professor Charles Wheatstone (who also invented the stereoscope and

GC: n S: GOV.UK – https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/255053/13-313k-construction-building-materials-bulletin-october-2013.pdf (last access: 30 March 2014); UltraTechcem – https://www.ultratechcement.com/for-homebuilders/home-building-explained-single/descriptive-articles/what-is-concrete-types-composition-properties-and-uses (last access: 5 December 2024). N: 1. 1520s, “that which is material or not abstract,” a noun use of concrete (adj.). Meaning “a mass formed by concretion” is from 1650s, from the literal sense of Latin

GC: n S: OSCE – https://bit.ly/2I1wVUh (last access: 8 February 2019); UNDP – https://bit.ly/1gYRTuc (last access: 8 February 2019). N: – conflict (n): Early 15c., “armed encounter, battle,” from Old French conflit and directly from Latin conflictus “a striking together,” in Late Latin “a fight, conflict,” noun use of past

GC: n S: UN – https://bit.ly/2US8GsZ (11 February 2019); UNFPA – https://bit.ly/2SpADM7 (last access: 11 February 2019). N: – conflict (n): Early 15c., “armed encounter, battle,” from Old French conflit and directly from Latin conflictus “a striking together,” in Late Latin “a fight, conflict,” noun use of past participle of

GC: pln S: TJOHA – https://bit.ly/2Trd29J (last access: 3 January 2019); ICRC – https://bit.ly/2Tw4HSz (last access: 3 January 2019). N: 1. Plural of noun “conflict”. Early 15c., “armed encounter, battle,” from Old French conflit and directly from Latin conflictus “a striking together,” in Late Latin “a fight, conflict,” noun use

GC: adj S: WHO – http://www.who.int/topics/congenital_anomalies/en/ (last access: 22 May 2015); http://www.geneticalliance.org/diseases (last access: 31 October 2013). N: 1. Congenital is usually confused with genetic or inherited. Sometimes the three characteristics coincide, but they do not mean the same thing. A congenital disease occurs at birth or even before birth.

GC: n S: VWm – https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-consciousness-2795922 (last access: 2 October 2022); ScAm – https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-consciousness/ (last access: 2 October 2022). N: 1. 1630s, “internal knowledge,” from conscious + -ness. Meaning “state of being aware of what passes in one’s own mind” is from 1670s; meaning “state of being aware” of anything is from 1746. Consciousness-raising is

GC: n S: BMC – https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-018-0427-5?utm_campaign=BSLB_TrendMD_2019_LSGR_EnviroHealth&utm_source=TrendMD&utm_medium=cpc (last access: 3 February 2021); NHS – https://peopleshistorynhs.org/galleries/contagion-and-the-state/ (last access: 3 February 2021); NSC – https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237475-covid-19-news-oxford-jab-for-new-variants-could-be-ready-in-7-months/ (last access: 4 February 2021). N: 1. Late 14c., “a communicable disease; a harmful or corrupting influence,” from Old French contagion and directly from Latin contagionem (nominative contagio) “a touching, contact,” often in

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GC: n S: http://www.drugs.com/drug-class/contraceptives.html (last access: 13 December 2013); http://www.sexualityandu.ca/birth-control/birth_control_methods_contraception (last access: 6 February 2016). N: 1. 1891 (n.), 1918 (adj.), from stem of contraception + -ive. 2. An agent to prevent conception. Relating to any measure or agent designed to prevent conception. 3. An agent that diminishes the likelihood

GC: n S: NCBI – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1509814/ (last access: 15 August 2021); MEDNT – https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324330 (last access: 15 August 2021). N: 1. 1580s, “a violent and involuntary contraction of the muscular parts of the body,” from Latin convulsionem (nominative convulsio) “cramp, convulsion,” noun of action from past-participle stem of convellere “to

GC: n S : http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-86-475/page-1.html (last access: 23 August 2016); http://www.asfcanada.ca/fr/blogue/billet/first-report-of-keiran-gibbs-lawyers-without-borders-canada-volunteer-cooperant-in-guatemala/38 (last access: 23 August 2016). N: 1. Late Latin cooperant-, cooperans, present participle of cooperari. Working in cooperation . 2. A person from a developed country who goes to work in a developing country to assist with that country’s

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GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/csr/disease/coronavirus_infections/en/ (last access: 17 June 2015); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4369385/ (last access: 3 March 2020). N: 1. New Latin, from corona + virus; from their shape as seen under an electron microscope. 2. Coronaviridae is generally considered to contain two genera, Coronavirus and Torovirus, which differ

GC: n S: WebMD – http://www.webmd.boots.com/a-to-z-guides/tc/bse-causes-of-creutzfeldt-jakob-disease (last access: 6 November 2014). WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2014/cuban-government-support/en/ (last access: 4 November 2014); DORLAND p. 417. N: 1. 1540s, variant spelling of corps (q.v.). The -p- originally was silent, as in French, and with some speakers still is. The terminal -e was rare before