Vocabulary

summer savory (Satureja hortensis)

tzatziki

eyebrow pencil

unscented; non-scented; fragrance-free; unflavoured

mountain avens (Dryas octopetala); eightpetal mountain-avens; white dryas; white dryad

paleoclimatology

paleoclimate

navy blue

sound novel; text-based adventure game with music and sound effects

study tour; guided visit; field trip

Pigovian tax; Pigouvian tax

agrarian society

trend of the times; way things are going

harpsichord

dish

patisserie; pastry shop

polishing

resident (medical)

letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter

spacer

organdy; organdie

batik (cloth)

to seize; to grab; to collar

Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell

Teflon; polytetrafluorethylene

deacetylation

Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna

Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna

temple hall dedicated to Yama

to drive black hogs in the dark; to be unable to distinguish one thing from another; to come out from the darkness with a cow

to have a cramp

owner-operator company; corporation in which the business manager is also the major stockholder

climate sensitivity (e.g. to changes in CO2 levels)

radiative forcing

mass extinction; extinction event

climate engineering; geo-engineering

biological pump; biopump

water mass

Oceanic Anoxic Event; Ocean Anoxic Event; OAE

filleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)