(in soil etc)
121thermal desorption — noun The removal of contaminants from soil etc. by heating …
122dump truck — AmE n a vehicle with a large open container at the back that can move up to pour sand, soil etc onto the ground …
123geology — ge|ol|o|gy [dʒiˈɔlədʒi US ˈa:lə ] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; : Modern Latin; Origin: geologia, from Greek ge ( GEO ) + logia ( LOGY%)] the study of the rocks, soil etc that make up the Earth, and of the way they have changed since the Earth was… …
124inch — inch1 [ ıntʃ ] noun count *** a unit for measuring length. An inch is equal to 2.54 CENTIMETERS. There are 12 inches in one foot: The car stopped only about three inches from the edge of the cliff. an inch high/long/wide: The insect was about an… …
125dumper truck — noun (C) BrE a vehicle with a large open container at the back that can move up to pour sand, soil etc onto the ground; dump truck AmE …
126excavate — verb (I, T) 1 to make a hole in the ground by digging up soil etc 2 discover something that was buried in the earth in an earlier time by digging for it: Schliemann excavated the ancient city of Troy. excavation noun (C, U) …
127geology — noun (U) the study of the rocks, soil etc that make up the Earth, and of the way they have changed since the Earth was formed geologist noun (C) geological, adjective: geological periods geologically / kli/ adverb …
128pollute — verb (T) 1 to make air, water, soil etc dangerously dirty and not suitable for people to use: beaches polluted by raw sewage | industrial emissions that pollute the air 2 pollute sb s mind to give someone immoral thoughts and spoil their… …
