environmental science

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noun

the branch of science concerned with the physical, chemical, and biological conditions of the environment and their effect on organisms.

Nearby words

environmental health service, environmental medicine, environmental protection agency, environmental psychology, environmental resistance, environmental science, environmentalism, environmentalist, environs, envisage, envision

Origin of environmental science

First recorded in 1965–70

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