| Spanish | English |
| ciclo de vida material | material life cycle |
| ciclo de vida material | material life cycle All the stages involved in the manufacturing, distribution and retail, use and re-use and maintenance, recycling and waste management of materials |
| Comisión de investigación sobre la manipulación y el transporte de material nuclear | Committee of Inquiry into the handling and transport of nuclear material |
| construcción con material reciclado | construction with recycled material |
| construcción con material reciclado | construction with recycled material Construction with waste product used as raw material |
| dispersión de material radiactivo al ambiente | dispersion of radioactive material to the environment |
| eliminar el material radiactivo de su antiguo emplazamiento | radioactive material removed from the site |
| material absorbente del ruido | acoustical barrier |
| material absorbente fibroso | fibrous absorbing material |
| material aislante | insulating material Material that prevents or reduces the transmission of electricity, heat, or sound to or from a body, device or region |
| material alternativo | alternative material Materials employed in the place of others which are more dangerous for the environment, such as phosphate substitutes in detergents |
| material ambiental | environmental material |
| material audiovisual | audiovisual equipment Equipment designed to aid in learning and teaching by making use of both hearing and sight |
| material convertible en abono | compostable material |
| material de alto poder calorífico | high calorific value material |
| material de chatarra | scrap material |
| material de chatarra | scrap material Recyclable material from any manufacturing process or discarded consumer products |
| material de construcción de carretera | road construction material |
| material de construcción de carretera | road construction material The aggregation of components used for building streets, highways and other routes, such as asphalt, concrete, brick, sand and gravel |
| material de demolición | spoil |
| material de desbroce | brush-clearance equipment |
| material de desecho contaminado con plutonio | plutonium contaminated waste material |
| material de dragado | dredged material |
| material de embalaje no contaminante | environment-friendly packaging |
| material de enseñanza | student instructional material |
| material de enseñanza | teaching material |
| material de enseñanza | teaching material An article or device used to facilitate the learning process in an instructional setting |
| material de origen energético | energy source material |
| material de origen energético | energy source material Sources from which energy can be obtained to provide heat, light, and power. Energy resources, including fossil and nuclear fuels as well as solar, water, tidal and geothermal energy, may be captured or recovered and converted into other energy forms for a variety of household, commercial, transportation, and industrial applications |
| material de terraplenado | filling material |
| material de terraplenado | filling material Any substance used to fill the holes and irregularities in planed or sanded surfaces so as to decrease the porosity of the surface for finish coatings |
| material de trabajo peligroso | hazardous working material |
| material de trabajo peligroso | hazardous working material A poison, corrosive agent, flammable substance, explosive, radioactive chemical, or any other material which can endanger human health or well-being if handled improperly |
| material de trazador de líneas | liner material |
| material de trazador de líneas | liner material A layer of synthetic or natural materials, on the sides of or beneath a landfill, landfill cell or surface impoundment, that restricts the downward or lateral escape of liquids carrying leachate into the surrounding environment |
| material del suelo | soil material |
| material dragado | dredged material |
| material dragado | dredged material Unconsolidated material removed from rivers, streams, and shallow seas with machines such as the bucket-ladder dredge, dragline dredge, or suction dredge |
| material electrónico | electronic material |
| material electrónico | electronic material No definition needed |
| material inerte | inert material |
| material insonorizante | anti-drumming compound |
| material mecánico | mechanical equipment Machines and tools employed in manual and mechanical labour |
| material oxidable | oxidizable material |
| material oxidable | oxidizable material Substance that can undergo a chemical reaction with oxygen |
| material para aislamiento acústico | sound insulation material |
| material para aislamiento acústico | sound insulation material Material used to reduce the transmission of sound to or from a body, device, room, etc. |
| material para los filtros | filter medium |
| material para los filtros | filter material |
| material portador | carrier material |
| material putrescible | putrescent material |
| material radiactivo natural reforzado técnicamente | technically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material |
| material resuspendido | resuspended material |
| material sinterizado | frit |
| material sintético | synthetic material |
| material sintético | synthetic material Material made artificially by chemical reaction |
| material vegetal | plant material |
| uso como material de residuos | use of waste as material |
| uso como material | use of waste as material |
