AgriInfo Glossary

To set the boundaries or limits of.

A setting of limits; a boundary; marking the limits of, delimiting; setting apart, separating. The word "demarcation" is used in agriculture mainly in the sense of determining and marking off boundaries. ... "Demarcation" descends from the Italian verb "marcare" (to mark).

A form of mange caused by follicle mites and tending to affect chiefly the head and foreparts.

The degree of compactness of a substance

The process of becoming progressively worse

Tending to cause harm.

Is a dome-shaped muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals. It plays a major role in breathing, as its contraction increases the volume of the thorax and so inflates the lungs.

Is the calcium phosphate with the formula CaHPO4 and its dihydrate. The "di" prefix in the common name arises because the formation of the HPO42– anion involves the removal of two protons from phosphoric acid, H3PO4. It is also known as dibasic calcium phosphate or calcium monohydrogen phosphate.

A plant with a non-woody stem. The upper parts will die back at the end of the growing season. This category is subdivided into

To spread or cause to spread in all directions. to undergo or cause to undergo diffusion. to scatter or cause to scatter; disseminate; disperse

A substance used to dilute something.

(Of a cell or nucleus) Containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent.

Any of a class of sugars whose molecules contain two monosaccharide residues.

The act of ordering or allowing someone to leave.

The exemption from a rule or usual requirement