Terms to watch out for

See cull, destroy, euthanase, kill, sacrifice, slaughter

See aliquot, sample

sensitivity: the proportion of truly positive units that are correctly identified as positive by a test

specificity: the proportion of truly negative units that are correctly identified as negative by a test

sewage: waste materials that pass through sewers

sewerage: the system of drains that carries sewage

Sewage system and sewerage system are both acceptable.

See sewage, sewerage

See gender, sex

sign: evidence of disease that can be recognised by someone other than the patient. For example, a rash, diarrhoea and fever are signs because they can be detected by another person

symptom: evidence of disease that can only be reported by the patient. For example, a headache, nausea and muscle aches are symptoms because they can only be experienced by the patient; other people can only know about them if told by the patient

In science writing, significant should be used with care because it can indicate either statistical significance or a quality of importance, leading to ambiguity:

Alternative terms to indicate nonstatistical significance include substantial, important, major and valuable. See also proof.

See comparable, similar

See cull, destroy, euthanase, kill, sacrifice, slaughter

solute: a substance that is dissolved in a solvent to produce a solution

solution: a homogeneous mixture that is produced when a solute is dissolved in a solvent

solvent: a substance in which a solute is dissolved to produce a solution

See solute, solution, solvent

See solute, solution, solvent

See breed, species

See sensitivity, specificity

See significant, statistically significant

See rainfall, rainwater, runoff, stormwater

See green, sustainable

See sign, symptom

See condition, disease, disorder, illness, syndrome