Glossary

The property of emitting light as the result of absorption of visible or invisible light, which continues for a length of time after excitation.

Conversion by plants of light energy into chemical energy, which is then used to support the plants’ biological processes.

Able to use sunlight energy to convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into organic compounds. Nearly all plants, most algae and some bacteria are photosynthetic.

A field of semiconductor technology involving the direct conversion of electromagnetic radiation as sunlight, into electricity.

Devices designed to perform the direct conversion of electromagnetic radiation as sunlight, into electricity.

Public Health Practice Program Office (CDC)

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (formerly PMA)

Public Health Service (United States)

Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, it includes FDA, NIH, CDC, SAMHSA, and HRSA.

Alga like fungi that do not posses chlorophyll and cannot photosynthesize. Aquatic and terrestrial molds belong to this category.

Any equipment, facilities, or devices (e.g., fermentors, factories, filters, thermal oxidizers) that are designed to achieve containment.

A project milestone where the installation of a system is complete as per engineering design and the documentation required to support commissioning is available.

(IEEE) An audit conducted to verify that a configuration item, as built, conforms to the technical documentation that defines it. See: functional configuration audit.

A classification of a chemical for which there is scientifically valid evidence that it is a combustible liquid, compressed gas, cryogenic, explosive, flammable gas, flammable liquid, flammable solid, organic peroxide, oxidizer, pyrophoric, unstable, (reactive), or water-reactive material.

A process other than a chemical reaction that may change the purity of the physical properties of the material, including but not limited to, crystallization, recrystallization, gel filtration, chromatography, milling, drying, or blending.

A map of the locations of identifiable landmarks on DNA (e.g., restriction-enzyme cutting sites, genes), regardless of inheritance. Distance is measured in base pairs. For the human genome, the lowest-resolution physical map is the banding patterns on the 24 different chromosomes; the highest-resolution map is the complete nucleotide sequence of the chromosomes.

A map of the locations of identifiable landmarks on DNA (e.g., restriction enzyme cutting sites, genes), regardless of inheritance. Distance is measured in base pairs. For the human genome, the lowest-resolution physical map is the banding patterns on the 24 different chromosomes; the highest resolution map would be the complete nucleotide sequence of the chromosomes.

(IEEE) A requirement that specifies a physical characteristic that a system or system component must posses; e.g., material, shape, size, weight.

The separation of materials, spaces, or operations by means of physical barriers to prevent their mixing or overlap.

The separation of materials, spaces, or operations by means of physical barriers to prevent their mixing or overlap.

The use of plants to clean up pollution.

Principal Investigator (NIH Guidelines)

Polyimide

Proportional and Integral