Vocabulary

• non stick: A substance used to coat a surface to prevent things from sticking to it.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• change over: To switch from one thing to another.
• increased risk: A greater chance of something harmful or dangerous happening.
• for instance: As an example.
• check out
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• material: Cloth; fabric
• encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• fertility: The state of a female being able to produce young
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• toxic: Poisonous; harmful
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• require: To demand that someone does something
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• fabulous: Almost impossible to believe, incredible
• assess: To judge something's value or suitability
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• kidney: Body organ that cleans blood, producing urine
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• click: To work well with someone or something
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• straw: Dry yellow stems of crops such as wheat
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• grease: Liquid or melted fat from animals used for cooking
• notification: Act of giving formal or official information
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• outweigh: To be greater than in value or importance
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• product: Item that can be bought
• footprint: Mark left by a foot of an animal or human
• miraculous: Wonderful; extraordinary
• cosmetic: Serving a decorative rather than a useful purpose
• stain: A mark or unwanted spot / thing
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• widely: To a large degree; over a large range
• repellent: Making or forcing someone or something go away
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• study: To focus on learning something usually at school
• teem: To have many active living things moving inside
• waterproof: That keeps water out, as of clothes
• takeaway: Employee benefit deleted in union contract
• upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
• nickname: Name given by friends or family
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress