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abiotic
Adjective
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When something is abiotic, it is not a living thing, not alive and is not made by an organism. Abiotic refers to things that are not alive, like light, water, air, nutrients, minerals, and soil.
environmental
Adjective
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Environmental protection, education, issues, etc. all relate to the natural world: land, air, water, and living things.
The country needs help to deal with its environmental problems.
Saving the forests makes economic as well as environmental sense.
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Environmental factors, impact, effect, etc. all relate to the area around someone or something.
The disease is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
component
Noun
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A component is one part that connects to other parts.
Some components may be cleaned by methods different to those used on the main body.
The main component of any budget will be the cost of staff.
The main components of the package are shown again in Fig 14.
Throughout the world, oxygen increasingly became a major component of the atmosphere.
The components of healthy diet are exercising, not just fasting and balancing nutrients in the meal.