Chapter 12 Inventions Vocabulary. innovation noun a new way of doing something.

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Chapter 12 Inventions Vocabulary

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Chapter 12Inventions

Vocabulary

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innovation

noun

a new way of doing something

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telegraph

noun

a device that uses electrical signals to send messages over wires

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broadcast

noun

a program sent from a radio or television station

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irrigation

noun

the use of ditches, pipes, or canals to bring water to dry land to help crops grow

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biotechnology

noun

a science that uses living things (plant or animal cells or bacteria) to make products such as medicine or food

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hybrid vehicle

noun

a car or truck that runs on both gasoline and electricity

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rille

noun

a valley on the moon

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trench

noun

the deepest part in the ocean floor

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genius

noun

a person with exceptional intellectual ability or creativity

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codex

noun

an ancient picture book often made of tree bark or animal hide

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peculiar

adjective or adverb

unusual; strange, or odd