General agriculture

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Foam cells

Agriculture; General agriculture

Lipid-laden macrophages originating from monocytes or from smooth muscle cells.

Cells that store epinephrine secretory vesicles. During times of stress, the nervous system signals the vesicles to secrete their hormonal content. Their name derives from their ability to stain a ...

Cellobiose

Agriculture; General agriculture

A disaccharide consisting of two glucose units in beta (1-4) glycosidic linkage. Obtained from the partial hydrolysis of cellulose.

Carbon sequestration

Agriculture; General agriculture

The uptake and storage of carbon in a carbon sink, such as the oceans, or a terrestrial sink such as forests or soils, in order to keep the carbon out of the atmosphere.

Capillarity

Agriculture; General agriculture

A property of the surface of a liquid in contact with that of a solid, where the liquid's surface is raised or depressed due to the attraction of the molecules of the liquid for each other and for ...

Social capital

Agriculture; General agriculture

The social relationships and interconnectedness between and among people, businesses and institutions that are valuable assets which produce economic benefits to individuals and society.