ANGLAIS

• To be at odds (with someone)


  In conflict or disagreement with someone
• An olive branch


  A gesture of peace or reconciliation
• To be out of the question


  Not possible or acceptable
• A shouting match


  A loud and angry argument
• To sit on the fence

  To avoid taking a clear position on an issue
• To play Devil's advocate

  To argue against a position one does not necessarily agree with, in order to provoke debate
• Synthetic materials


  • Plastic waste
  • Crop waste
  • Compostable
  • Disposable
  • Styrofoam
• To require [ai]


  To need or demand
• Entirely


  Completely or fully
• A cubic foot


  A unit of volume measurement
• A landfill


  A site for the disposal of waste materials
• The great plastic gyre


  A large area of the ocean where plastic waste accumulates
• To be broken into


  To be divided or separated into smaller parts
• To foul (up)


  To make dirty or contaminated
• Prolific


  Producing or occurring in large quantities
• Benzene


  A chemical compound used in the production of plastics
• A feedstock


  A raw material used in an industrial process
• A finite resource


  A resource that is limited in supply
• To strive


  To make great efforts to achieve or obtain something
• A half/ a quarter/ one-tenth

  Fractions of a whole
• To fit into smth


  To be able to be placed or contained within something
• Conventional synthetics


  Traditional or commonly used synthetic materials
• Conventional farming


  Traditional or commonly used farming methods
• To grow (materials)


  To produce or cultivate materials
• Analogous


  Similar or comparable in certain respects
• Mycelium


  The vegetative part of a fungus, consisting of a network of fine white filaments
• Seed husks


  The protective outer covering of a seed
• Woody biomass


  Plant material derived from woody plants
• Chitinous polymer


  A type of polymer derived from chitin, a substance found in the exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans
• To mold


  To shape or form something into a particular form
• A byproduct


  A secondary product derived from a manufacturing process
• Cotton seed hull


  The outer covering of a cotton seed
• A facility

  A building or complex of buildings used for a particular purpose
• Biocomposite


  A composite material made from biological or renewable sources
• Dots


  Small distinct points or spots
• A buffer


  A substance that minimizes changes in the acidity or basicity of a solution
• To digest/digested


  To break down and absorb nutrients from food
• Properties


  • Insulating
  • Fire-resistant
  • Moisture-resistant
  • Vapor-resistant
  • Can absorb impacts
  • Can absorb acoustical impacts
• To solve smth by

  To find a solution to something using
• A cornerstone


  An important quality or feature that something is based on