Vocabulary building via TED Talk
[Two young scientists break down plastics with bacteria]
http://www.ted.com/talks/two_young_scientists_break_down_plastics_with_bacteria/transcript?language=en#t-731
[moldy accident] *referring Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin
[biodegrade] decay caused by bacteria
[plasticizer] substance added to synthetic resin
[phthalate] a family of chemicals used in plastics
[covalently bonded] molecular bond
[plucking up the courage]
[live off] depend on
[culture] the cultivation of microorganisms
[flask] a container
[serendipitous] discovered by chance in a beneficial way
[strain] subtype of a micro-organism
[agar] jelly-like substance
[inverse correlation]
[catabolic] breaks down molecules into smaller units
[enzyme] macromolecular biological catalysts
[spectrophotometry]
[aerobic respiration]
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Vocabulary building via TED Talk
[Two young scientists break down plastics with bacteria]http://www.ted.com/talks/two_young_scientists_break_down_plastics_with_bacteria/transcript?language=en#t-731
[moldy accident] *referring Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin
[biodegrade] decay caused by bacteria
[plasticizer] substance added to synthetic resin
[phthalate] a family of chemicals used in plastics
[covalently bonded] molecular bond
[plucking up the courage] - to build up courage to do something/to "psych"/motivate oneself to do something
[live off] depend on
[culture] the cultivation of microorganisms
[flask] a container
[serendipitous] discovered by chance in a beneficial way
[strain] subtype of a micro-organism
[agar] jelly-like substance
[inverse correlation] - when one thing increases, the other thing that is being studied decreases/the relationship between the two is opposite
[catabolic] breaks down molecules into smaller units
[enzyme] macromolecular biological catalysts
[spectrophotometry] - science of measuring the intensity of light/wavelengths emitted by (or transmitted through) substances
[aerobic respiration] - respiration/breathing that requires oxygen
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