B2 Woordenlijst - Wereld van de wetenschap

a field of science that deals with the chemistry of organisms

biochemie

relating to the science that explores living organisms and their functions

biologisch

made by humans rather than occurring naturally in nature

kunstmatig, nep

(microbiology) single-celled microorganisms that can be found in various environments, including soil, water, and living organisms, and can be beneficial, harmful, or neutral

bacteriën, bacterium

a living thing, such as a tree, human, animal, etc.

wezen, bestaan

(biology) a series of transformations and events that happen in an animal or plant's lifetime

cyclus, biologisch cyclus

(biochemistry) a chemical substance that carries the genetic information, which is present in every cell and some viruses

DNA, deoxyribonucleïnezuur

the branch of biology that deals with how individual features and different characteristics are passed through genes

genetica

(biology) to change gradually and over generations into forms that are better adapted to the environment and fitter to survive

evolueren, ontwikkelen

(chemistry) a substance that its molecules consist of two or more elements that are held together by a chemical bond

verbinding, chemische stof

a substance that is composed of only one type of atom, typically characterized by specific physical and chemical properties

element, stof

a physical substance that occupies space and exists in every material in the universe

materie

a solid, naturally occurring substance with a specific chemical composition, typically found in the earth's crust, such as gold, copper, etc.

mineraal, mineralen

the smallest structure of a substance consisting of a group of atoms

molecuul

a mixture of different liquids

oplossing, mengsel

the temperature at which a liquid starts boiling

kookpunt, kooktemperatuur

the temperature at which liquid becomes solid

bevriezingspunt, vriespunt

the energy transmitted in the form of particles or waves through the space or a matter

straling

to help something progress or succeed

vooruithelpen, bevorderen

to take in energy, liquid, etc.

absorberen, opnemen

(physics) to make a substance radioactive

activeren, radioactief maken

to produce energy, such as heat, electricity, etc.

genereren, produceren

the manufacture of goods using raw materials, particularly in factories

industrie, industriegebied

a field of engineering that deals with the design, construction, and repair of buildings, bridges, roads, etc.

civiele techniek, civiele engineering

a machine or device that detects any changes in the environment and sends the information to other electronic devices

sensor, detector

the complete circle through which an electric current flows, typically consists of the source of electric energy

elektrisch circuit, circuit

(physics) the space or area within which the effect of a particular force exists

veld, gebied

a long and thin piece of metal that carries an electric current

draad, kabel

a wire that carries electrical current and has the potential to cause electric shock or injury if touched

levende draad, spanningsdraad

the process or act of moving or changing place

beweging, motie

to carefully check the quality, activity, or changes of something or someone for a period of time

monitoren, bewaken

a machine that converts any form of energy into mechanical energy

motor, machine

the number of times something changes or happens during a specific period of time

tarief, snelheid

the effect of sunlight, wind, or rain, on rocks that makes them change color or appearance

verwering, erosie

preventing a substance such as liquid from passing through

ondoorlaten, dicht