Glossary

(ad vərs): Results in negative effects.

(ad vərs lē): In a way that is bad, harmful, or negative.

(er āt): To supply with air

(er ē ǝl): Of, relating to, or occurring in the air or atmosphere.

(es thet ik): Of or relating to beauty or what is beautiful.

(ə fekt): To make something or someone different.

(a fər mā shən): A positive statement or a statement that gives assurance that something is true.

(ǝ fὁr dǝ bǝl): Having a cost that is not too high.

(ä gur): A jellylike substance obtained from a red alga and used especially in culture media or to give firmness to foods.

(ā jən(t) sē): A part of a government that manages projects in a certain area.

(a gri kəl ch(ə) rəl): Of, relating to, or used in farming or agriculture.

(a gri kəl ch(ə) rəl ke mi kəl): A chemical used in agriculture. These chemicals can come from a variety of sources such as pesticides, fertilizers, and veterinary medicines.

(a gri kəl chər): The science or practice of preparing the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock.

(er kəm pre sər): A device that converts power (such as electrical or diesel power) into another form of energy using compressed (or pressurized) air. Automobile tires, for example, are filled using an air compressor.

(er pә lü shәn): Tiny pieces of metal or gas that make the air dirty and unsafe to breathe.

(ə la skə nā tiv): A person who is part of the first communities that lived or still live in Alaska.

(al gǝ): Plural form: algae (al jē); Any plant or plantlike organism (like a seaweed) that includes forms mostly growing in water, lacking a system of vessels for carrying fluids, and often having chlorophyll masked by brown or red coloring matter.

(al jē): Simple, plantlike organism.

(al gə ri thəm): A procedure for solving a mathematical problem (like finding the greatest common divisor) in a finite number of steps that frequently involves repetition of an operation.

(ā lē ən): Belonging or relating to another person, place, or thing.