operation of a plant
1plant — plantable, adj. plantless, adj. plantlike, adj. /plant, plahnt/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that… …
2plant — /plænt / (say plant), /plant / (say plahnt) noun 1. any living organism which is characterised by the capacity to synthesise food from inorganic substances and by the presence of cellulose in its cell walls, and which is incapable of voluntary… …
3plant — [[t]plænt, plɑnt[/t]] n. 1) bio tax any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that produce food from sunlight and inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have rigid cell walls containing cellulose,… …
4Plant-use electricity — The electric energy used in the operation of a plant. This energy total is subtracted from the gross energy production of the plant. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
5Plant use — The electric energy used in the operation of a plant. Included is the energy required for pumping at pump storage plants. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
6plant closing — noun act of shutting down operation of a plant • Hypernyms: ↑closure, ↑closedown, ↑closing, ↑shutdown …
7Operation Freshman — Part of the Second World War The Vemork Hydroelectric Plant photographed in 1935 …
8Operation Musketoon — Part of Second World War G …
9Operation Tomodachi — トモダチ作戦 Part of Response to 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami …
10Operation Sandblast — Part of Cold War (1953–1962) …
