liquid waste material that is discharged into a river or the sea.
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(also called elimination or defecation) the process whereby undigested food remains are expelled...
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a weather phenomenon that occurs as a result of changes in ocean temperatures, and causes a...
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(also called yellow cartilage) type of cartilage that contains many yellow elastic fibres lying...
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an amorphous polymer that changes its shape when stretched, but regains its original shape after...