Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• spin off: A company that is formed from part of an existing company.
• in terms of
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• on this side of: Located or situated at this particular side or part of something.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• topping up: To add to something so as to increase the amount.
• pass on: A polite way of saying 'to die'
• scale up: To increase in size, number, or extent.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• at least: As a minimum
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• initially: At first; originally
• narrative: The telling of a story
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• shift: To change in position or direction
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
• recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• breed: Kind of / sort of
• stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
• consolidate: To combine into one; make bigger or stronger
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• duration: Length of time that something lasts
• multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
• point: An item to be discussed
• founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• mercury: Silver-white metal that is used in thermometers
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• stain: A mark or unwanted spot / thing
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• lobster: Large hard-shelled sea crustacean, prized as food
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• fishy: Strange; suspicious; probably untrue
• enrich: To make someone or something better
• showcase: Cabinet to display objects or goods for sale
• prawn: Largish edible shellfish with ten legs
• add: To include as well
• software: Computer applications and systems
• seed: A person's children; offspring
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• veterinary: Concerning the care of an animal's health
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• formulation: Development of a plan, system, or proposal
• automation: Use of machines to do tasks once done by people
• clone: To make an exact copy of a living thing
• upstream: In the direction opposite the flow of river/stream
• flask: Narrow-necked drink container
• analytic: Of the process of detailed reasoning
• ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
• seafood: Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten
• omega: Last letter in the greek alphabet
• workstation: Desktop digital computer used for work