Agriculture and food terminology · MLC-0114

Agriculture and food terms: W (121)

• WaferboardsA particle panel product made of wafer-type flakes. Usually manufactured to posses equal properties in all...
• Waist-to-hip ratioThe waist circumference measurement divided by the hip circumference measurement. For both men and women, a...
• WarehousesBuildings or manmade structures that are used for the temporary storage of containerized goods (boxes of...
• WartsBenign epidermal proliferations or tumors; some are viral in origin.
• WaspsAny of numerous winged hymenopterous insects of social as well as solitary habits and having formidable...
• Waste heat recoveryCapturing heat energy that is a byproduct of manufacturing processes and putting it to use rather than...
• Waste lagoonsArtificial ponds used for the storage and/or treatment of wastewaters, liquid wastes, sludges, or spent...
• Waste woodPieces of wood, such as branches, limbs, and wood scrap, leftover from wood harvesting, wood processing or...
• Wastewater aquacultureAn aquacultural system in which wastewater or treated wastewater is added to produce natural food for fish or...
• Wasting syndromeA condition of involuntary weight loss of greater then 10% of baseline body weight. It is characterized by...
• Water birdsAquatic birds living in freshwater or marine habitats, capable of floating, wading, swimming or diving.
• Water footprintA measure of the total freshwater consumed and/or polluted by individuals, communities, governments, or...
• Water interceptionThe accumulation of water on vegetation and other above-ground plant surfaces that doesn't reach the ground...
• Water pollutionAny substance or energy form (heat, light, noise, etc.) which alters the state of a body of water from what...
• Water potentialThe physical property predicting the direction in which water will flow, which is dependent of solute...
• Water purificationProcesses to remove undesirable impurities in water including filtration, chlorination, distillation and ion...
• Water quality criteriaSpecific levels of water quality which, if reached, are expected to render a body of water suitable for its...
• Water quality standardsState-adopted and EPA-approved ambient standards for water bodies. The standards cover the use of the water...
• Water repellent finishesA water repellent that contains a preservative that, after application to wood and drying, accomplishes the...
• Water securityActions taken to assess and reduce consequences, threats, and vulnerabilities to potential terrorist attacks...
• Water tableThe upper surface of the groundwater or that depth below which the soil is saturated with water.
• Water transportationTransport of people and goods by water craft.
• Water use efficiencyA characteristic of plants which is measured by the amount of dry matter or harvestable product produced per...
• Water users associationsAn organization whose members pool resources in a cooperative effort to manage, operate, monitor and maintain...
• Water utilizationWater that is used for a specific purpose, such as for domestic use, irrigation, or industrial processing...
• WaterfowlAquatic wild game birds including ducks and geese.
• Watershed managementThe management of all the natural resources of a watershed to protect, maintain, or improve its water yields.
• WatershedsThe land area that drains water to a particular stream, river, or lake. It is a land feature that can be...
• WaterwaysUse for a navigable body of water.
• WavelengthsDistance in the direction of propagation of a periodic wave between two successive points at which the phase...
• Waxy cornA type of corn in which the starch content of kernels is high in amylopectin.
• Waxy starchA starch rich in amylopectin and has either no or very less amylose.
• Waxy wheatA type of wheat in which the starch content of grains is high in amylopectin.
• WeaningThe substitution of solid food for maternal milk or milk substitutes in the diet of a child or young mammal.
• WeatherThe state of the atmosphere at a definite time and place with respect to air temperature, humidity, wind...
• Weather fleckWeather fleck is a non-infectious disease, induced by air-pollution (mainly ozone), and characterized by...
• WeatheringThe natural exposure of a material to atmospheric and climatic factors such as wind, rain, temperature...
• Weed hostsWeeds which serve as hosts for pests and pathogens.
• Weight cyclingThe repeated intentional or unintentional loss and regain of body weight.
• Weight-of-evidenceA system for characterizing the extent to which the available data support the hypothesis that an agent...
• WeldingA fabrication process in which two or more pieces of material (metals, thermoplastics, wood etc.) are joined...
• Western blottingIdentification of proteins or peptides that have been electrophoretically separated by blot transferring from...
• Western dietsAn unhealthy diet preferred by many people living in developed or developing countries of the western...
• Western equine encephalitis virusA species of Alphavirus that is the etiologic agent of encephalomyelitis in humans and equines in the United...
• Wet depositionA type of atmospheric deposition in which chemical substances and particulates from the atmosphere are...
• Wet environmental conditionsHabitats or sites with very moist or wet environments.
• Wet marketsWet market is a group of individual small food vendors in an open space within a street or multi-storied...
• Wetland buffersA naturally vegetated area adjacent to a wetland or surface water that controls pollution and erosion, and...
• Wetland plantsPlants adapted for survival in soils frequently saturated with surface or groundwater.
• WetlandsAn area that is saturated by surface or ground water with vegetation adapted for life under those soil...
• WettabilityA condition of a surface that determines how fast a liquid will wet and spread on the surface or if it will...
• Wheat allergyAllergic reaction to wheat that is triggered by the immune system.
• Wheat classesWheat classes are determined (1) by the hardness and color of their kernels and (2) by the time of year they...
• Wheel tracksDepressions in the soil which are caused by the rolling of vehicle wheels over the surface of the soil.
• WheyThe portion of milk remaining after the fat and casein (curd) have been removed. It contains about 93.5%...
• WhistleblowingThe reporting of observed or suspected professional misconduct or incompetence to appropriate authorities or...
• White adipocytesFat cells with light coloration and few mitochondria. They contain a scant ring of cytoplasm surrounding a...
• White chocolateA mixture usually made of cocoa butter, milk or milk powder and a sweetner.
• White lightWhite light is generally accepted as the presence of the complete visible spectrum (approximately 400-700 nm)...
• White teaTea made from the dried leaves and buds of the Camellia sinensis plant.
• White-rot fungiA group of decay fungi that are able to degrade cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin in wood. Compare with...
• WhitesPeople who identify themselves as having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or...
• Whiting eventsSudden, large-scale precipitation of fine-grained calcium carbonate and other organic compounds that gives a...
• Whole farm planningAn approach to farm management which addresses environmental considerations within the farm enterprise, such...
• Whooping coughA respiratory infection caused by Bordetella pertussis and characterized by paroxysmal coughing ending in a...
• Wide hybridizationinterspecific and intergeneric hybridization which is a first step to introduce alien variation and to...
• WildernessAny land uncultivated and uninhabited by humans.
• WildlandLands unoccupied by crops, pastures, urban, residential, industrial or transportation facilities. Lands over...
• Wildland fire managementMeasures for the prevention, detection, and control of fires which are unplanned and unwanted and are formed...
• Wildland fire useThe use of unplanned, naturally ignited fires to burn and be naturally extinguished by rainfall or snow...
• Wildland-urban interfaceThe common area where human settlements and built structures are intermixed and/or adjacent to undeveloped...
• WildlifeFree, undomesticated species of plants and animals on earth.
• Wildlife damage managementActivities designed to reduce the negative impact, conflict or threat of wildlife to other organisms...
• Wildlife poachingIllegal hunting, fishing or harvesting of wildlife (or their parts).
• Willingness to payThe amount consumers are prepared to pay for goods or services, in light of risks and/or benefits.
• Wind erosionThe process of detachment, transport, and deposition of soil by wind.
• Wind turbinesMachines which convert kinetic energy from the wind into electricity.
• WindbreaksWindbreaks are linear plantings of trees and shrubs designed to enhance crop production, protect people and...
• WindthrowTrees that have been uprooted, blown down or broken off by excessive winds. Trees having shallow roots are...
• WinesAll alcoholic beverages made from the fermentation of grape juice, other fruits or vegetative parts. Wine may...
• Winter annualsAn annual plant that germinates in the fall, completing its life cycle the following year.
• Winter barleyA general term for barley sown in the fall, persisting through the winter as seedlings, and harvested the...
• Winter sowing methodA propagation method used throughout the winter where temperate climate seeds are sown into protective vented...
• Winter squashesAny of various hard-shelled squashes that can be stored for several months.
• Winter wheatA general term for wheat sown in the fall, persisting through the winter as seedlings, and harvested the...
• WinterkillThe death of all or a part of a population due to exposure to cold temperatures or inclement weather...
• Wireless technologyA communications technology between two devices which are not wired to each other and is based on...
• Wnt proteinsWnt proteins are a large family of secreted glycoproteins that play essential roles in embryonic and fetal...
• WolbachiaA genus of bacteria that is associated with arthropods and filarial nematodes.
• Women's healthThe concept covering the physical and mental conditions of women.
• Wood beamsA structural timber (i.e., wood which is relatively large in size, strength and stiffness) supporting a load...
• Wood bond strengthThe unit load applied in tension, compression, flexure, peel impact, cleavage, or shear required to break an...
• Wood bondingThe union of wood or wood pieces by adhesives.
• Wood checksA lengthwise separation of the wood that usually extends across the rings of annual growth and commonly...
• Wood collapseThe flattening of single cells or rows of cells in heartwood during the drying or pressure treatment of wood...
• Wood defectsAny of the various imperfections that can be observed in lumber and wood products, such as checks, splits...
• Wood densityAs usually applied to wood of normal cellular form, density is the mass per unit volume of wood substance...
• Wood extractivesSubstances in wood, not an integral part of the cellular structure, that can be removed by solution in hot or...
• Wood fibersA wood cell comparatively long (less than or equal to 40 to 300 mm, less than or equal to 1.5 to 12 in.)...
• Wood finishingCoatings of paint, varnish, lacquer, wax, or other similar materials applied to wood surfaces to protect and...
• Wood flourWood reduced to finely divided particles, approximately the same as those of cereal flours in size...
• Wood gasificationWood gasification is the process of heating wood in an oxygen-starved environment until volatile pyrolysis...
• Wood impregnationThe introduction and usually saturation of wood with preservatives (with or without pressure) in order to...
• Wood logsindividual pieces of roundwood.
• Wood moistureThe amount of water contained in the wood, usually expressed as a percentage of the weight of the ovendry...
• Wood preservativesAny substance that, for a reasonable length of time, is effective in preventing the development and action of...
• Wood shavingsA small wood particle of indefinite dimensions developed incidental to certain woodworking operations...
• Wood spaltingColoration of wood produced by various species of fungi growing on them. It consists of bleaching...
• Wood strength(1) The ability of a member to sustain stress without failure. (2) In a specific mode of test, the maximum...
• Wood technologyThe knowledge of the structure, properties, and processing characteristics of wood and the application of...
• Wood trussesAn assembly of members, such as beams, bars, rods, and the like, so combined as to form a rigid framework...
• Wood veneerA thin layer or sheet of wood.
• Wood warpsAny variation from a true or plane surface. Warp includes bow, crook, cup, and twist, or any combination...
• Wood woolFine wood shavings, used for surgical dressings, binders for plaster, nesting materials for animals...
• Wood-based panelsA generic term for a material manufactured from wood veneer, strands, flakes, particles, or fibers or other...
• Wooden breastWoody breast is a myopathy in chicken breast muscle (pectoralis major) characterized as a pale, rubber-like...
• WoodlotsA small parcel of forested land used for production of wood or other forest products.
• WoodworkingThe activity of making objects, such as furniture, out of wood.
• Woody biomassThe trees and woody plants, including limbs, tops, needles, leaves, and other woody parts, grown in a forest...
• Working conditionsUse for the social, physical and psychological environment of human laborers.
• World wide weba collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the...

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