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mp22 words, 04 Oct 23, 13:58

#	NEW WORD	VP	EXAMPLE	WORD CLASS	DEFINITION	DATE/TIME ENTERED
1	biodiversity	8	The air you breathe, the water you drink and the food you eat all ultimately rely on biodiversity.	N	The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat	2022.06.06 06:16
2	microplastics		Microplastics now contaminate the entire planet, from the summit of Mount Everest to the deepest oceans.	N	Microplastics are small plastic pieces less than five millimeters long which can be harmful to our ocean and aquatic life.	2022.06.06 06:11
3	deforestation	8	Human-driven and natural loss of trees— deforestation—affects wildlife, ecosystems, weather patterns, and the climate	N	Deforestation is the permanent removal of trees to make room for something besides forest.	2022.06.06 06:06
4	greenhouse_effect		The main driver of climate change is the greenhouse_effect. Some gases in the Earth's atmosphere act a bit like the glass in a greenhouse.	N	The greenhouse_effect is a process that occurs when gases in Earth's atmosphere trap the Sun's heat.	2022.06.06 06:00
5	landfill		Landfills are sites designed to store garbage. They are designed to minimize the effects of the trash on human health and the environment	N	a system of trash and garbage disposal in which the waste is buried between layers of earth to build up low-lying land	2022.06.06 05:51
6	pollutant	2	Pollutants can be natural, such as volcanic ash. They can also be created by human activity, such as trash or runoff produced by factories.	N	a substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere	2022.06.06 05:49