Pollutant

Any chemical compound, biological object, physical factor in a concentration or amount that adversely alters the physical, chemical, or biological properties of the environment. The term includes pathogens, toxic metals, carcinogens, oxygen-demanding materials, radiation, natural substances, synthetic industrial chemicals, biocides and all other harmful substances and factors. (NCI Thesaurus)

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Pollen grains that are made up of microspores containing a mature or immature male gametophyte.

Poll

To take or register the number of votes or opinions.

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Human POLK wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 5q13 and is approximately 89 kb in length. This allele, which encodes…

POLK Gene

This gene is involved in translesion DNA synthesis.

Polish Lowland Sheepdog

The Polish Lowland Sheepdog is medium-sized, strong and muscular, with characteristically long, hanging hair that covers the eyes. The profuse hair on…

Polish

Denotes the inhabitants of Poland, a person from there, or their descendants elsewhere.