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You can refer to the issues which are important at a particular time as an agenda.
agentCOUNTABLE NOUN
An agent is a chemical that has a particular effect or is used for a particular purpose.
antibodyCOUNTABLE NOUN
Antibodies are substances that your body produces in order to fight diseases.
apprenticeshipVARIABLE NOUN
Someone who has an apprenticeship works for a fixed period of time for someone who teaches them a particular skill.
arithmeticUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Arithmetic is the part of mathematics that deals with adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers.
atmosphericADJECTIVE
Atmospheric is used to describe something that relates to the Earth’s atmosphere.
atomCOUNTABLE NOUN
An atom is the smallest possible amount of a chemical element.
benzeneUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Benzene is a clear, colourless liquid that is used to make plastics.
blacksmithCOUNTABLE NOUN
A blacksmith is someone whose job is making things out of metal, for example horseshoes.
bookbindingUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Bookbinding is the work of fastening books together and putting covers on them.
botanistCOUNTABLE NOUN
A botanist is a scientist who studies plants.
chemistCOUNTABLE NOUN
A chemist is a scientist who studies chemistry.
chlorineUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Chlorine is a gas that is used to disinfect water and to make cleaning products.
clinicalADJECTIVE
Clinical means involving or relating to the medical treatment or testing of patients.
common coldCOUNTABLE NOUN
The common cold is a mild illness in which your nose is blocked or runny and you have a sore throat or a cough.
communistCOUNTABLE NOUN
A communist is someone who supports a political system in which the state controls the means of production, and everyone is equal.
compoundCOUNTABLE NOUN
In chemistry, a compound is a substance consisting of two or more elements.
coordinateTRANSITIVE VERB
If you coordinate an activity or information, you organize it.
copperUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Copper is a soft reddish-brown metal.
crystalCOUNTABLE NOUN
A crystal is a piece of a mineral that has formed naturally into a regular symmetrical shape.
dampUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Damp is slight moisture in the air or on the walls of a house.
despairUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
If you feel despair, you feel that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve.
diagnoseTRANSITIVE VERB
If someone or something is diagnosed as having a particular illness or problem, their illness or problem is identified.
diluteTRANSITIVE VERB
If a liquid is diluted, it is mixed with water or another liquid in order to make it weaker.
disarmamentUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Disarmament is the act of reducing the number of weapons that a country has.
doctorateCOUNTABLE NOUN
A doctorate is the highest degree awarded by a university.
dyeVARIABLE NOUN
Dye is a substance that is used to change the colour of something.
eclipseCOUNTABLE NOUN
When there is an eclipse of the sun, the moon is between the Earth and the sun, so that part or all of the sun is hidden.
electrical tensionVARIABLE NOUN
The electrical tension of an electrical current is its force measured in volts.
electro-magnetic inductionUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Electro-magnetic induction is the process by which electricity or magnetism is passed between two objects or circuits without them touching each other.
elementCOUNTABLE NOUN
An element is a substance such as gold, oxygen, or carbon that consists of only one type of atom.
empireCOUNTABLE NOUN
An empire is a group of countries controlled by one powerful country.
enzymeCOUNTABLE NOUN
An enzyme is a chemical substance that is found in living creatures which produces changes in other substances without being changed itself.
explosiveVARIABLE NOUN
An explosive is a substance or device that can cause an explosion.
exposureUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Exposure to something dangerous means being in a situation where it might affect you.
findingsPLURAL NOUN
Someone’s findings are the information they get as the result of an investigation.
foundationCOUNTABLE NOUN
The foundation of something such as a belief or way of life is the idea or experience on which it is based.
fungus(fungi)VARIABLE NOUN
A fungus is a plant that has no flowers, leaves, or green colouring, such as a mushroom or mould.
gas chamberCOUNTABLE NOUN
A gas chamber is a room that has been specially built so that it can be filled with poisonous gas in order to kill people.
generatorCOUNTABLE NOUN
A generator is a machine that produces electricity.
geologistCOUNTABLE NOUN
A geologist is someone who studies the earth’s structure, surface, and origins.
gravityUNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Gravity is the force which makes things fall when you drop them.
