site visit | a visit in an official capacity to examine a site to determine its suitability for some enterprise |
wrong-site surgery | a surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the body |
drill site | workplace that is the site of a drill hole |
web site website internet site site | a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web, the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers |
portal site portal | a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet, a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. |
recombination | (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents |
recombination | (physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions, important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles |
bomb site | an area in a town that has been devastated by bombs, they opened a parking lot on the bomb site |
campsite campground camping site camping ground bivouac encampment camping area | a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent |
cemetery graveyard burial site burial ground burying ground memorial park necropolis | a tract of land used for burials |
dig excavation archeological site | the site of an archeological exploration, they set up camp next to the dig |
toxic waste dump toxic waste site toxic dumpsite | a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally) |
launching site | a place for launching pads |
site situation | physical position in relation to the surroundings, the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides |
active site | the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs |
restriction site | the specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA |
site land site | the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located), a good site for the school |
toxic site toxic waste area Superfund site | a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up |
orphan site | a toxic waste area where the polluter could not be identified or the polluter refused to take action or pay for the cleanup |
vacant lot building site | a lot on which there are no permanent buildings |
locate place site | assign a location to, The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles |
on-site | taking place or located at the site, on-site inspection |
off-site | taking place or located away from the site, an off-site waste treatment operation |