B2 Ordlista - Vetenskapens värld

a field of science that deals with the chemistry of organisms

biokemi

relating to the science that explores living organisms and their functions

biologisk

made by humans rather than occurring naturally in nature

artificiell, falsk

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

bakterier, bakterie

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

varande, väsen

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

cykel, biologisk cykel

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

DNA, deoxiribonukleinsyra

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

genetik

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

evolvera, utvecklas

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

förening, kemisk substans

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

grundämne, ämne

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

materia

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

mineral, mineraler

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

molekyl

a mixture of different liquids

lösning, blandning

the temperature at which a liquid starts boiling

kokpunkt, koktemperatur

the temperature at which liquid becomes solid

fryspunkten, frysningspunkt

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

strålning

to help something progress or succeed

framskrida, främja

to take in energy, liquid, etc.

absorbera, upptaga

(physics) to make a substance radioactive

aktivera, göra radioaktiv

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

generera, producera

the manufacture of goods using raw materials, particularly in factories

industri, produktionssektor

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

civilingenjör, byggnadsingenjör

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

sensor, detektor

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

elektrisk krets, krets

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

fält, område

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

tråd, kabel

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

levande tråd, strömförande tråd

the process or act of moving or changing place

rörelse, motion

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

övervaka, kontrollera

a machine that converts any form of energy into mechanical energy

motor, maskin

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

takt, frekvens

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

väderpåverkan, erosion

preventing a substance such as liquid from passing through

vattentät, otilgänglig