- waterborne water·borne adj
- ['wɔːtəˌbɔːn]
(disease) trasmesso (-a) con l'acqua
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waterborne water·borne adj
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water-borne — also waterborne 1) ADJ: ADJ n A water borne disease or infection is one that people can catch from infected water. UN officials are warning of an outbreak of cholera and other water borne diseases. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Something that is water borne… … English dictionary
waterborne — /waw teuhr bawrn , bohrn , wot euhr /, adj. 1. floating or moving on water; supported by water: The ship was waterborne ten months after the keel was laid. 2. transported by ship or boat: waterborne commerce. 3. communicated by water, esp.… … Universalium
borne — borne1 [bo:n US bo:rn] the past participle of ↑bear borne 2 borne2 adj 1.) water borne/sea borne/air borne etc carried by water, the sea, air etc ▪ waterborne diseases 2.) be borne in on/upon sb if a fact is borne in on someone, they realize that … Dictionary of contemporary English
waterborne — wa•ter•borne [[t]ˈwɔ tərˌbɔrn, ˌboʊrn, ˈwɒt ər [/t]] adj. 1) supported by water 2) transported by ship or boat: waterborne commerce[/ex] 3) communicated by water, esp. drinking water: waterborne diseases[/ex] … From formal English to slang
waterborne — wa|ter|borne [ˈwo:təbo:n US ˈwo:tərbo:rn, ˈwa: ] adj spread or carried by water →↑airborne waterborne disease/illness etc ▪ waterborne diseases such as cholera ▪ waterborne traffic … Dictionary of contemporary English
waterborne — wa·ter·borne wȯt ər .bō(ə)rn, wät , .bȯ(ə)rn adj carried or transmitted by water and esp. by drinking water <waterborne diseases> … Medical dictionary
wa·ter·borne — /ˈwɑːtɚˌboɚn/ adj : spread or carried by water waterborne diseases waterborne commerce … Useful english dictionary
environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… … Universalium
cholera — choleraic /kol euh ray ik/, adj. /kol euhr euh/, n. 1. Also called Asiatic cholera. Pathol. an acute, infectious disease, endemic in India and China and occasionally epidemic elsewhere, characterized by profuse diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, etc. 2 … Universalium
chemoreception — chemoreceptive /kee moh ri sep tiv, kem oh /, adj. /kee moh ri sep sheuhn, kem oh /, n. the physiological response to chemical stimuli. [1915 20; CHEMO + RECEPTION] * * * Sensory process by which organisms respond to external chemical stimuli, by … Universalium
