Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• the big time: Famous or important position especially in career or entertainment.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• check out
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• mimic: Someone who tries to act like another person
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• tiny: Very, very small
• glucose: Natural type of sugar found in fruits and plants
• require: To demand that someone does something
• precision: Performed in a very careful, detailed manner
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• harness: To capture the power of something
• agriculture: The science of farming
• dawn: First light of day
• ferment: To go through a chemical change to make alcohol
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• fermentation: Chemical change that produces alcohol in a liquid
• astronomical: Extremely large or high
• solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
• vegan: Vegetarian who eats no animal or dairy products
• fungus: Plant, e.g. mushroom/mold, growing in damp places
• problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
• acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
• accurately: Exactly and without any mistakes; correctly
• motion: Suggestion at a meeting
• yeast: A single-celled fungi used to make bread and beer
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• microbe: Very small, microscopic, living thing
• product: Item that can be bought
• maximize: To make as large or great as possible
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• collagen: Type of protein that is often used in skin cream and in plastic surgery because it makes skin look younger
• nutritious: Providing nourishment; good to include in the diet
• part: Division of a book
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
• ethanol: Alcohol especially when it is used as a fuel
• pipeline: Line of pipes used for carrying gases or liquids
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• microbial: Concerning, involving or caused by being microbes
• call: A order or request for action
• bread: Money or earnings
• bacterial: Concerning or caused by bacteria
• lactic: Of or obtained from milk (e.g. sour milk or whey)
• kimchi: Korean spicy cabbage dish
• sourdough: Sour fermented dough used to make a bread
• animal: A living creature that is not a plant or person
• biomass: Number of living things in a particular area
• yogurt: Custard-like food made from curdled milk
• whey: Watery part of milk left after it has gone sour
• tang: Sharp, slightly sour taste or smell
• acetic: Concerning or containing acetic acid