Recycling

Recycling

The processing of used materials or waste into new products to prevent the waste of potentially useful waste material, reduce consumption of fresh material, as well as reduce energy consumption and environmental pollution.

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toxicophoric group

Biology; Toxicology

Structural moiety that upon metabolic activation exerts toxic effects: the presence of a toxicophoric group indicates only potential and not necessarily actual toxicity of a drug ...

telomere

Biology; Toxicology

Structure which terminates the arm of a chromosome. Note: A similar term ‘telomer’, with a different meaning is found in the IUPAC Gold Book

teratology

Biology; Toxicology

Study of malformations, monstrosities or serious deviations from normal development in organisms.

toxicogenetics

Biology; Toxicology

Study of the influence of hereditary factors on the effects of potentially toxic substances on individual organisms.

systems biology

Biology; Toxicology

Study of the mechanisms underlying complex biological processes as integrated systems of many, diverse, interacting components. Note: It involves (1) collection of large sets of ...