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Water
Water is a chemical compound with the chemical formula H20. A water molecule contains one hydrogen atom and two oxygen atoms. Water is a liquid at standard ambient temperature and pressure though it can be a solid (ice)in low temperatures or evaporate into water vapor a higher temperatures.
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cooling tower
Natural environment; Water
Device which dissipates the heat from water-cooled systems by spraying the water through streams of rapidly moving air.
habitat
Natural environment; Water
The native environment where a plant or animal naturally grows or lives.
migration
Natural environment; Water
the movement of oil, gas, contaminants, water, or other liquids through porous and permeable rock.
reuse system
Natural environment; Water
The deliberate application of reclaimed water for a beneficial or other useful purpose. Reuse may encompass landscape irrigation (such as golf courses, cemeteries, highway medians, parks, ...
water
Natural environment; Water
The liquid that descends from the clouds as rain; forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter. It is an odorless, tasteless, transparent, slightly blue, very ...
cloudburst
Natural environment; Water
A torrential downpour of rain, which by it spottiness and relatively high intensity suggests the bursting and discharge of water from a cloud all at once
