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unburnt

[uhn-burnt]

adjective

  1. not damaged, destroyed, or consumed by burning.



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After a fire in the area in April 2021, the National Trust conducted a survey for invertebrates and found "a 90% reduction in invertebrate life" from burnt land compared to areas that remained unburnt.

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DNA matching Newton was found on nail clippings taken from Mrs Crown's unburnt right hand in 2013, and they were re-examined using modern techniques 10 years later.

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A small proportion of methane always passes through the engines unburnt, and is released up the funnels - something known as "methane slip".

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They brought with them a large icon of the Unburnt Bush, considered a talisman against fire.

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These notices are times the company has reported its own errors, and in some instances the result was waste gases, including greenhouse gases, being released unburnt into the atmosphere.

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