soil conservation | protection of soil against erosion or deterioration |
soil pipe | drain that conveys liquid waste from toilets, etc. |
power hunger status seeking | a drive to acquire power |
nitrogen narcosis | confused or stuporous state caused by high levels of dissolved nitrogen in the blood, deep-sea divers can suffer nitrogen narcosis from breathing air under high pressure |
Free Soil Party | a former political party in the United States, formed in to oppose the extension of slavery into the territories, merged with the Liberty Party in |
Commission on the Status of Women | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with the status of women in different societies |
territory soil | the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state, American troops were stationed on Japanese soil |
soil profile | a vertical section of soil from the ground surface to the parent rock |
soil horizon | a layer in a soil profile |
land ground soil | material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use), the land had never been plowed, good agricultural soil |
soil bank | land retired from crop cultivation and planted with soil-building crops, government subsidies are paid to farmers for their retired land |
nitrogen cycle | the circulation of nitrogen, nitrates from the soil are absorbed by plants which are eaten by animals that die and decay returning the nitrogen back to the soil |
nitrogen fixation | the assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by soil bacteria and its release for plant use on the death of the bacteria |
soil erosion | the washing away of soil by the flow of water |
condition status | a state at a particular time, a condition (or state) of disrepair, the current status of the arms negotiations |
status quo | the existing state of affairs |
status position | the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society, he had the status of a minor, the novel attained the status of a classic, atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life |
social station social status social rank rank | position in a social hierarchy, the British are more aware of social status than Americans are |
high status | a position of superior status |
seniority senior status higher status higher rank | higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service |
low status lowness lowliness | a position of inferior status, low in station or rank or fortune or estimation |
inferiority lower status lower rank | the state of being inferior |
junior status | in a junior position |
legal status | a status defined by law |
marital status | the condition of being married or unmarried |
nitrogen balance | the balance between the amount of nitrogen taken in (to the soil or the body) and the amount given off (lost or excreted) |
status epilepticus | a condition in which there are continuing attacks of epilepsy without intervals of consciousness, can lead to brain damage and death |
status asthmaticus | a prolonged and severe asthma attack that does not respond to standard treatment |
dirt filth grime soil stain grease grunge | the state of being covered with unclean things |
nitrogen N atomic number | a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas, constitutes percent of the atmosphere by volume, a constituent of all living tissues |
regur regur soil | a rich black loam of India |
residual soil residual clay | the soil that is remaining after the soluble elements have been dissolved |
topsoil surface soil | the layer of soil on the surface |
alluvial soil | a fine-grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds |
nitrogen oxide | any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials, present in car exhausts |
nitrogen dioxide | a highly poisonous brown gas (NO) |
bog soil | poorly drained soils on top of peat and under marsh or swamp vegetation |
chernozemic soil | a rich black loam of Russia |
desert soil desertic soil | a type of soil that develops in arid climates |
soil dirt | the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock |
soil conditioner | a chemical substance used to improve the structure of the soil and increase its porosity, gypsum can be used as a soil conditioner |
night soil | human excreta used as fertilizer |
gilgai soil | soil in the melon holes of Australia |
gumbo gumbo soil | any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water |
leaf mold leaf mould leaf soil | soil composed mainly of decaying leaves |
liquid nitrogen | nitrogen in a liquid state |
nitrogen mustard | a toxic compound resembling mustard gas in structure, important in cancer treatment |
podzol podzol soil podsol podsol soil podsolic soil | a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation, an organic mat over a grey leached layer |
prairie soil | a type of soil occurring under grasses in temperate climates |
nitrogen trichloride Agene | a yellow pungent volatile oil (trade name Agene) formerly used for bleaching and aging flour |