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Extinct

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No longer exist

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Species

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A set of animals in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with each other (tegund)

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Fantasy

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Unlikely imaginary situation

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To reverse

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To change direction to its opposite

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To revive

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To bring back to life

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Sporting

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Wearing something in a proud way

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To clamber

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To climb up difficult terrain, like rocks

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Veterinarian

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Animal doctor

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Reproductive

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Connected with producing babies, young animals or plants

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Physiologist

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An expert engaged in the scientific study of the normal functions of living things

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To implant

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To put something into a part of the body for medical purposes, usually by means of an operation

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Surrogate mother

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An animal who gives a birth to a baby for another animal who is unable to have babies

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Miscarriage

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Giving birth to a baby before it is fully developed and able to survive

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Hybrid

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An animal or plant that has parents of different species or varieties

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Clone

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A person or animal that seems to be an exact genetic copy of another

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Cesarean section

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A medical operation in which an opening is cut in the body in order to take out a baby

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To jut

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To stick out

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Grotesquely

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In an unpleasant or ugly way

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Endangered

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Put someone or something in a situation in which they could be harmed or wiped out

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Trend

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A general direction in which a situation is changing or developing

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Notion

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An idea or a belief, or a concept

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To hover

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To stay at or near (usually in the air)

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Boundary

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An imaginary line that marks the limits of something and separates it from other things

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Science fiction

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An imaginary line that marks the limits of something and separates it from other things

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De-extinction

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The process of reviving extinct species

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To lag

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To very slowly follow

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Geneticist

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A scientist who studies genetics

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Biologist

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A scientist who studies biology

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Conservationist

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Person who takes an active part in the protection of the environment

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Ethicist

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Someone who studies moral principles

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To gather

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To come together as a group

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To manipulate

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To control or use something in a skillful way

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Stem cell

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A basic type of cell that can divide and develop into cells with particular functions. All the different kinds of cells in the human body develop from stem cells

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Genome

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The complete set of genes in a cell or living thing

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To unfold

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Slowly develop

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Consensus

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An opinion that all members of a group agree with

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To emerge

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To slowly appear

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To resurrect

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To bring a dead person/animal back to life

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Decay

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Gradual destruction or process of rotting

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To retrieve

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To bring or get something back that was lost

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Intact

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Whole, complete

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To wipe out

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To completely get rid of

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Habitat

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The place where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found

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To drive sth. extinct

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To wipe out an entire species

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Obligation

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Duty

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Paleontologist

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A person who studies fossils or dinosaurs

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To champion

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To fight for

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To scoff

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To talk about someone/sth. in a way that makes it clear that you think they are stupid or ridiculous

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To exterminate

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To kill all the members of a group of people or animals

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To favor

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To approve or support

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Concrete

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Based on facts, not on ideas or guesses, or sth. you can see or feel

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Biodiversity

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The existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced environment

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Ecosystem

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All the plants and living creatures in a particular area considered in relation to their physical environment

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Grazing

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Eating grass growing in a field

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Tundra

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The large flat Arctic regions of northern Europe, Asia and N America where no trees grow and where the soil below the surface of the ground is always frozen

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Prairie

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A flat wide area of land without many trees, originally covered with grass

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Ecologist

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a person who is interested in ecology and believes the environment should be protected

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Coincidence

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The fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way

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Herbivore

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Any animal that eats only plants

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Manure

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The waste matter from animals

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To roam

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To walk or travel around an area without any definite aim or direction

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To induce

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To make something happen

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Embryo

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A young animal in the very early stages of development before birth

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To coax

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To persuade s.one or sth.

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Full-fledged

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Completely developed

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Sleights of hand

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Quick, clever movements of hands, such as when performing magic tricks

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To conjure

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To magic back

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Vanished

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Disappeared

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Tunnel

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A passage built underground

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Chunks

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Solid pieces

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Tissue

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A collection of cells

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Bone marrow

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A soft substance that fills the hollow parts of bones

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Viable

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That will be successful, physically fitted to live

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To advocate

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To support something publicly

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Genetic engineering

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The science of changing how a living creature or plant develops by changing the information in its genes

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To preserve

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To make sure sth. continues

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To breed

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To have sex and produce young

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In captivity

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The state of being kept in a confined space e.g. as in a zoo

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Cutting edge

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The newest, most advanced stage in the development of sth.

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Biotechnology

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The use of living cells and bacteria in scientific processes

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Logistical

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The practical organization that is needed to make a complicated plan successful when a lot of people and equipment are involved

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Tempting

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Attractive

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Futile

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Having no purpose because there is no chance of success

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To ponder

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To think about something carefully

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To resolve

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To find an acceptable solution to a problem

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Bioethicist

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Someone who studies the moral principles that influence research in medicine and biology

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Keen

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Strong

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Implications

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Possible effects or results of an action or a decision

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Feat

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An action that needs skills, strength or courage

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Compelling reason

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A reason so strong that you must do something about it

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To embrace

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To accept an idea

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To intrigue

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To make someone very interested in an idea

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To condemn

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To criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons

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Illustrated

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Containing pictures or other graphical material

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Dame

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A title used in front of a woman’s name that is given in Britain as a special honour, usually for valuable work done over a long period, or a woman having this honour

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Greenhouse emissions

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A gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation

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Combined

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To (cause to) exist together, or join together to make a single thing or group

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Dispose of something

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To get rid of someone or something or deal with something so that the matter is finished

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Microfibres

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A tightly woven microfibre used as a lining fabric

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Circular textile economy

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More sustainable economy based on recycling

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Linear

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Consisting of or to do with lines

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Take-make-dispose

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Throwaway/disposable

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Turnaround model

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A business model designed to enhance profitability

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Utilization

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The action of making practical and effective use of something

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Synthetic

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Substance made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product

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A finish

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The surface appearance of a manufactured material or object, or the material used to produce this.

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Recapture

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Recover something that has been taken or lost

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Supply chain

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The sequence of processes involved in the production and distribution of a commodity

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Comprehensive

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Including all, or almost all, the items, details, facts, information, etc., that may be concerned

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Impact (of something) (on somebody/something)

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The powerful effect that something has on somebody/something

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Deforestation

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The act of cutting down or burning the trees in an area

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Shortages

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A situation when there is not enough of something that is needed

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