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Here are some examples of the kinds of definitions you’ll find on this page.

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the seepage of acidic, contaminated water from disused mines and mine dumps.

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rain that contains high levels of sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid and nitric acid.

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animals that lack a cavity between the digestive tract and the outer body wall.

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a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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the immunity an organism develops during its lifetime.

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