a
aerobic (takenga mai: ā – after the manner of; hāora – oxygen)
volcanic activity, geothermal activity (takenga mai: ahi – fire; tipua – object of awe or terror)
arsenic (takenga mai: He kupu mino) (kupu kē atu: ahineke)
light (radiant) (kupu kē atu: tūrama)
luminescence (takenga mai: aho – light; hīnātore – any phosphorescent substance)
diffused light (takenga mai: aho – light; horahora – spread out)
visible light
incandescent light (takenga mai: aho – light; ratarata – red hot)
spinal cord
coloured light
latitude (takenga mai: aho – line; pae – horizontal)
longitude (takenga mai: aho – line; pou – vertical)
photosynthesis (takenga mai: aho – light; taka – be formed, prepare; kame – food)
retina (kupu kē atu: mata tuaroa)
climate (takenga mai: āhua – form, appearance, character; Rangi – Sky, heavens, upper regions)
microclimate
chemical property
physical property
adaptive feature (takenga mai: uru – enter; tau – settle down)
allotrope
horticulture
biotic (takenga mai: ahu - move in a certain direction; ropi [rauropi] - organism)
abiotic (takenga mai: ahu – move in a certain direction; ropi [rauropi] - organism; kore – negative)
monoculture (takenga mai: ahu [ahuwhenua, ahumāra] - agriculture, horticulture; tahi - one)
permaculture (takenga mai: ahu [ahuwhenua, ahumāra] - agriculture, horticulture; toitū - sustainable)
agriculture, agricultural industry (takenga mai: ahuwhenua - to cultivate the soil)
sexual intercourse, copulate (kupu kē atu: tōkai*)
subduction (takenga mai: āinga – driving force; whakararo – downward)
progeny, off spring (kupu kē atu: uri)
inbreed, inbreeding (kupu kē atu: pūpukurua)
vine (kupu kē atu: toi*)
fibrous root
rhizome (kupu kē atu: piaka)
rocky shore
herb (culinary) (takenga mai: amiami – sweet smelling shrub)
orbit (takenga mai: amio – roam, circle around) (kupu kē atu: āmio)
satellite (takenga mai: amio – orbit; Rangi – Sky, heavens, upper regions)
man-made satellite (takenga mai: amiorangi – satellite; hori [horihori] – artificial)
natural satellite
momentum (takenga mai: ā – drive, urge, compel) (kupu kē atu: torohaki)
shell
skeleton
skull
endoskeleton (takenga mai: anga – shell, skeleton; roto – inside)
bivalve (takenga mai: anga – shell; rua – two)
univalve (takenga mai: anga – shell; tahi – one)
exoskeleton (takenga mai: anga – shell, skeleton; waho – outside)
cloud (kupu kē atu: kapua*)
Earth (kupu kē atu: Papatūānuku)
planet
geosphere
planet (kupu kē atu: aorangi)
ecosphere (takenga mai: ao – world; hau [hau kāinga] - home; ropi [rauropi] - organism)
biosphere
universe (takenga mai: ao – world; tukupū – coming down all sides, covering completely, spread over)
natural world
planet (takenga mai: ao – world; Rangi – Sky, heavens, upper regions) (kupu kē atu: ao ātea*)
asteroid (kupu kē atu: tokarangi)
Mercury
density (kupu kē atu: kiato)
radius, outer forearm bone
black hole (astronomy) (kupu kē atu: rua pango)
path (of motion)
series circuit (takenga mai: ara [ara iahiko] – circuit; hātepe – proceed in an orderly manner, follow in a regular sequence)
electrical circuit (takenga mai: ara – pathway; ia – current; hiko – electricity)
digestive tract (takenga mai: ara - pathway; nakunaku -digest [food])
short circuit (takenga mai: ara – path; pokatata – short, direct [of a path])
sperm duct, sperm tube, vas deferens
classification key
parallel circuit
birth canal
trajectory, projectile motion (takenga mai: ara - pathway; whiu - to throw, toss, fling)
airway, respiratory tract
insulate, insulator, insulation (takenga mai: ārai – screen, keep off , ward off)
electrical insulator
heat insulator, thermal insulator (kupu kē atu: pupuri mahana)
galvanise (takenga mai: ārai – keep off, ward off; waikura – rust)
eclipse (takenga mai: ārai – screen, veil, curtain, blind)
solar eclipse (takenga mai: āraitanga – eclipse; kōmaru – sun) (kupu kē atu: Rā kūtia)
lunar eclipse (takenga mai: āraitanga – eclipse; marama – month) (kupu kē atu: pōunga)
partial eclipse (takenga mai: āraitanga – eclipse; pahara – incomplete)
total eclipse (takenga mai: āraitanga – eclipse; pū – precise, very)
theory
Big Bang Theory
front (weather)
warm front
cold front
spring (kupu kē atu: kōanga*)
lens (kupu kē atu: mōhiti*)
decant (takenga mai: āta - carefully, slowly, deliberately; tāhoro - to pour out)
observe (kupu kē atu: mātakitaki)
shadow
liver
space (astronomy) (kupu kē atu: tuarangi)
hepatitis
air resistance (takenga mai: ātete – oppose, resist; hau [hau takiwā] – air) (kupu kē atu: parenga hau)
storm cloud
atoll (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
frequency (of a wave) (takenga mai: auau – frequently, again and again)
magnet (kupu kē atu: autō)
electromagnet (kupu kē atu: autōhiko)
magnet, magnetism (takenga mai: au – current; tō – pull) (kupu kē atu: aukume)
armature magnet
major magnet (takenga mai: taikaha - severe, forceful)
horseshoe magnet (takenga mai: autō – magnet; tāwhana – bent like a bow, curved)
electromagnet, electromagnetic (kupu kē atu: aukume ā-hiko)
glacier (takenga mai: awa – river, gully, gorge; kōpaka – ice, frost)
ear canal
style (of a plant)
ureter
acetylene (tohu: C2H2) (takenga mai: ā – he whakawhitinga o te pū i te kupu Ingarihi; waro [waiwaro] – hydrocarbon)
storm (kupu kē atu: tūpuhi*)
scale (of a measuring instrument) (takenga mai: arawhata – ladder)
Beaufort scale (takenga mai: āwhata – scale; Beaufort – he ingoa tangata)
Celsius scale (takenga mai: āwhata – scale; Celsius – he ingoa tangata) (kupu kē atu: āwhata tohurau)
Kelvin scale (takenga mai: āwhata – scale; Kelvin – he ingoa tangata)
pH scale
Richter scale (takenga mai: āwhata – scale; Richter – he ingoa tangata)
Celsius scale (takenga mai: āwhata - scale; tohu - to point out, show; rau - hundred) (kupu kē atu: āwhata Celsius)
Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (takenga mai: āwhata – scale; whakahou – revise; Mercalli – he ingoa tangata)
vegetable caterpillar, Ophiocordyceps robertsii
incubate, incubation
immunity (takenga mai: awhikiri – innermost defences of a pā; awhi – embrace; kiri – person)
artificial immunity
natural immunity
innate immunity
short term immunity
long term immunity
adaptive immunity
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pollen, pollination
self-pollination (takenga mai: haenga – pollination; tūwā – self-sown)
cross-pollination
radiant heat (takenga mai: hahana – give forth heat)
barren (land) (kupu kē atu: tītōhea)
nourishing, nutritious (kupu kē atu: taioraora)
refraction (of light) (takenga mai: hakoko – bent)
radula (takenga mai: hākuku – scrape)
malleus, hammer (of ear) (takenga mai: He kupu mino)
scavenge (takenga mai: hamuhamu – eat scraps of food)
rotten (kupu kē atu: pirau)
chemical structure
technology, technological
recycle (takenga mai: hanga – make, build, fashion; rua – two)
non–recyclable
flexible
oxygen (tohu: O) (takenga mai: hā – breath, breathe; ora – alive) (kupu kē atu: ōkihena [kupu mino])
oxygen gas (tohu: O2)
anaerobic
dioxide (tohu: O2) (kupu kē atu: ōkai-rua [kupu mino])
monoxide (tohu: O) (kupu kē atu: ōkai-tahi [kupu mino])
ozone, trioxide (tohu: O3) (kupu kē atu: ōkai-toru [kupu mino], pekerangi)
fault (geological) (kupu kē atu: tanuku)
gel (takenga mai: hāpiapia – sticky, clammy)
viscous, viscousity (takenga mai: hāpiripiri - be sticky, viscous) (kupu kē atu: tatakī, piapia)
prove, proof, verify
community (takenga mai: hapori – section of tribe, family)
pregnant, pregnancy
lagoon (kupu kē atu: pūroto)
gestation period, pregnancy
wax (kupu kē atu: wākihi [kupu mino])
mushroom
procedure (set of steps) (kupu kē atu: aramahi)
wind
air (takenga mai: hau o te takiwā – air of space; hau – wind, air; takiwā – space)
trade wind (takenga mai: hau – wind; weherua [weheruatanga o te ao] - equator)
air mass (takenga mai: hau [hau takiwā] - air; whakapipi - heap, pile one upon another)
maritime tropical air mass
maritime polar air mass
continental tropical air mass
continental polar air mass
carbon dioxide (tohu: CO2) (takenga mai: hau [haurehu] - gas; hā [whakahā] - emit breath) (kupu kē atu: waro hāora-rua, kāpona ōkai-rua [kupu mino])
solid carbon dioxide, dry ice (tohu: CO2)
argon (tohu: Ar) (kupu kē atu: ākana [kupu mino])
krypton (takenga mai: hau - gas; huna - to hide [krypto])
liquid petroleum gas (whakapotonga: LPG) (takenga mai: hau [haurehu] – gas; ī – ferment)
ammonia, hydrogen nitride (tohu: NH3) (takenga mai: hau [haurehu] – gas; kini – acrid, pungent) (kupu kē atu: amaunia [kupu mino])
ammonium nitrate (tohu: NH4NO3) (kupu kē atu: amaunia naiate [kupu mino])
ammonium sulphate (tohu: (NH4)2SO4) (kupu kē atu: amaunia hāwhate [kupu mino])
ammonium carbonate (tohu: (NH4)2CO3) (kupu kē atu: amaunia kāponate [kupu mino])
ammonium chloride (tohu: NH4CI) (kupu kē atu: amaunia kōrai [kupu mino])
ammonium hydroxide (tohu: NH4OH) (kupu kē atu: amaunia haitorowai [kupu mino])
carbon monoxide (tohu: CO) (takenga mai: hau [haurehu] – gas; kino – bad) (kupu kē atu: waro hāora-tahi, kāpona ōkai-tahi [kupu mino])
semimetal, metalloid (takenga mai: hau – gas, fraction; konu [konganuku] – metal)
fluorine (tohu: F) (takenga mai: hau [haurehu] – gas; kōwhai – yellow) (kupu kē atu: whuruini [kupu mino])
neon (tohu: Ne) (takenga mai: hau [haurehu] – gas; kura – red, glowing) (kupu kē atu: niana [kupu mino])
fertile (of the land) (kupu kē atu: mōmona)
helium (tohu: He) (takenga mai: hau [haurehu] – gas; māmā – light, not heavy) (kupu kē atu: hīriama [kupu mino])
chlorine (tohu: Cl) (takenga mai: hau [haurehu] – gas; māota – green) (kupu kē atu: kōrini [kupu mino])
biosecurity
hurricane
flammable gas (kupu kē atu: haurehu muramura)
pitch (of sound) (kupu kē atu: tangi)
nitrogen (tohu: N) (takenga mai: hau [haurehu] - gas; ota - vegetation) (kupu kē atu: naitorena [kupu mino])
nitrogen dioxide (tohu: NO2) (kupu kē atu: naitorena ōkai-rua [kupu mino])
nitric oxide (tohu: NO) (kupu kē atu: naiate ōkai [kupu mino])
nitrogen gas (tohu: N2) (kupu kē atu: hau naitorena [kupu mino])
nitrous oxide (tohu: N2O) (kupu kē atu: naitorihi ōkai [kupu mino])
frost (kupu kē atu: hukapapa*)
xenon (takenga mai: hau - gas; pora - stranger, foreign [xenos])
gas (takenga mai: hau – wind, air; rehu – haze, mist, spray, fine dust)
greenhouse gas (takenga mai: haurehu – gas; kati – close in, barrier, trap; mahana – warm)
biogas
flammable gas (kupu kē atu: haumura)
inert gas, noble gas (takenga mai: haurehu – gas; nohopuku – be silent, be still)
ecological (takenga mai: hau [hau kāinga] – home; ropi [rauropi] – organism)
iodine (tohu: I) (takenga mai: hau [haurehu] – gas; tawa – purple) (kupu kē atu: aiotini [kupu mino])
hydrogen (tohu: H) (takenga mai: hau [haurehu] – gas; wai – water) (kupu kē atu: haitorana [kupu mino])
hydrogen chloride (tohu: HCI) (kupu kē atu: haitorana kōrai [kupu mino])
hydrogen gas (tohu: H2)
land breeze (kupu kē atu: tūwhenua*)
irrigation (takenga mai: hawai – water course, rivulet, channel)
irrigate (kupu kē atu: whakamākūkū)
slime, slimy (kupu kē atu: hāwareware, hūwareware)
breathe
fungi (takenga mai: hekaheka – mouldy)
migrate, migratory, migration
precipitation (kupu kē atu: tōtāwairehu)
lubricant (takenga mai: heke – decrease; waku – friction)
stamen (takenga mai: hema – pudenda [external genital organs]; toa –male)
pistil, carpel (takenga mai: hema – pudenda [external genital organs]; uwha – female) (kupu kē atu: puapua)
heptane (tohu: C7H16) (takenga mai: he – He whakawhitinga o ngā pū i te kupu Ingarihi.; waro [waiwaro] – hydrocarbon)
bark (of a tree) (kupu kē atu: kiri)
ray
electromagnetic radiation
refracted ray
gamma ray (takenga mai: hihi – ray; kama - He kupu mino.)
ultra-violet ray (takenga mai: hihi – ray; katikati – bite frequently, action of the Sun)
solar radiation (kupu kē atu: hihi o Tamanuiterā)
solar radiation (kupu kē atu: hihi kōmaru)
infrared ray, infrared radiation
reflected ray
incident ray
X-ray
radar (takenga mai: hihi – ray; ani – resounding, echoing)
radiation (takenga mai: hihi – ray of the Sun)
electricity
mains power (electricity)
static electricity (kupu kē atu: hikotū)
static electricity (takenga mai: hiko – electricity; tū – stand) (kupu kē atu: hiko pateko)
appendix
moon (kupu kē atu: Marama*)
Jupiter (kupu kē atu: Pareārau)
lunar rainbow (kupu kē atu: kurahaupō)
contract, compress (a material)
oil
crude oil
paraffin (takenga mai: hinu – oil, fat; mewaro – methane)
diesel
biodiesel
meteor shower
silver (tohu: Ag) (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
silver chloride (tohu: AgCl) (kupu kē atu: hiriwa kōrai [kupu mino])
sieve
diagram
circuit diagram
sandstone
greywacke (takenga mai: hōanga - sandstone; utoka - to be solid, hard)
chemical bond
fusion (takenga mai: hono – join; karihi – nucleus)
double bond
ionic bond
space exploration
pond
mildew
artificial, synthetic (takenga mai: horihori – false, untrue)
radioactive decay (takenga mai: horo - fall off, waste away; iraruke - radioactive)
avalanche (takenga mai: horo – fall in fragments, slip; maunga – mountain)
mudslide (takenga mai: horo – fall in fragments, slip; poharu – soft, boggy)
landslide (kupu kē atu: horowhenua)
reliable, reliability (takenga mai: horopū - genuine, dependable) (kupu kē atu: pono)
landslide (kupu kē atu: horopū)
winter (kupu kē atu: takurua*)
valid, validity (takenga mai: houtupu - authentic, genuine) (kupu kē atu: tika)
erupt, eruption
fruit (of plant)
egg (of female animal)
electromagnetic effect
(electric) motor effect (takenga mai: hua – outcome, product; pūkaha – motor)
legume (takenga mai: hua [huawhenua] - vegetable; whare - dwelling; kano - seed, ovule, grain)
trait (genetic) (takenga mai: hua – product; ira – gene)
virus, viral (takenga mai: hua – outcome, product; keto – infested with maggots) (kupu kē atu: wheori)
HIV, human immunodeficiency virus (kupu kē atu: wheori ārai-kore)
bacteria, bacterial (takenga mai: hua – product, progeny, abundance; kita – anything very small)
commensal bacteria
zygote (kupu kē atu: pūtau hua)
asthma, asthmatic
vitamin (takenga mai: hua – fruit, product; huanga – advantage, benefit; ora – alive, well)
ascorbic acid, Vitamin C
weather
extreme weather
concept
precipitate (takenga mai: hua - product; toka [totoka] - solid)
triplets
quadruplets
sucrose (tohu: C12H22O11) (takenga mai: hū - He kupu mino.; huka – sugar)
genome
web (feet or digits of aquatic animals) (takenga mai: huirapa – having the toes united by a membrane, webbed)
frost (kupu kē atu: haupapa*)
snow (kupu kē atu: puaheiri*)
hail (kupu kē atu: ua whatu*)
convulsion, spasm
powder, powdery (kupu kē atu: nehu, paura [kupu mino])
mucus (from nose), nasal discharge, snot (kupu kē atu: kea)
cycle (biological)
nitrogen cycle
life cycle
rock cycle
water cycle
carbon cycle
life cycle (of a product)
lunar cycle
energy transformation (takenga mai: huri – turn, overturn; pūngao – energy)
fierce wind, tornado
propeller (takenga mai: huri – turn; rere – flow)
eyelash (takenga mai: cilium)
plumage, hair, fur
flagellum (takenga mai: huru – hair; nuku – move)
cilia (takenga mai: huru – hair; riki – small)
fern
saliva (kupu kē atu: hāware)
mucus
i
vein (takenga mai: ia [ia-toto] – blood vessel; auraki – return)
hepatic vein
jugular vein (takenga mai: kakī - neck)
vena cava (superior)
pulmonary vein
renal vein
cardiovascular (takenga mai: ia [ia-toto] – blood vessel; manawa – heart)
capillary (takenga mai: ia [ia-toto] – blood vessel; tōiti – little finger or toe)
blood vessel
artery (takenga mai: ia [ia-toto] – blood vessel; tuku – send)
hepatic artery
carotid artery
coronary artery
pulmonary artery
renal artery
electrical current (tohu: I)
alternating current (whakapotonga: AC)
direct current (whakapotonga: DC)
heat convection (takenga mai: ia – current; kawe – carry, convey; pōkākā – hot, heat)
vein (of a leaf ) (takenga mai: ia [iaia] – vein; rau – leaf)
distil, distillation (takenga mai: iheuheu – separate)
fractional distillation (takenga mai: iheunga – distillation; tauwehe – divide)
yeast (takenga mai: ī – ferment, turn sour; hī – rise; īhi - He kupu mino.)
umbilical cord
core (of the Earth) (takenga mai: iho – heart, inside, kernel)
inner core
outer core
nose
summer solstice (kupu kē atu: rā roa)
winter solstice (kupu kē atu: rā poto)
hayfever
fish, aquatic animal
whale (kupu kē atu: tohorā*)
baleen whale
toothed whale
amphibian (takenga mai: ika – aquatic animal, fish; oneone – land)
galaxy (takenga mai: ika – cluster, band, troop, heap; Rangi – Sky, heavens, upper regions)
haemorrhage
menstrual cycle (kupu kē atu: ikura ā-marama, mate marama, mate wahine, awa o te atua)
sundog, fragmentary rainbow
light meter
galvanometer
electroscope
peak flow meter
ammeter
Geiger counter
barometer (kupu kē atu: ine-pēhanga hau)
thermometer
multimeter
voltmeter
barometer (kupu kē atu: ine-kurahau)
pH meter
seismograph (kupu kē atu: kauwhata rū)
spring balance
electronic scale
speedometer
anemometer
force meter
rain gauge
electronic timer
diffusion (takenga mai: ingo – be diffused)
olfactory nerve
sciatic nerve
plantar nerve
ulna nerve
facial nerve
peripheral nerve
auditory nerve
tibial nerve
sensory nerve
motor nerve
optic nerve
nerve
tendon (takenga mai: io – nerve; here – tie, fasten with cords)
hamstring
Achilles tendon
cirrus cloud (kupu kē atu: pūrehurehu*)
gas jar
reagent bottle
bell jar
test tube
boiling tube
beaker
vial
gene (takenga mai: ira – life principle)
recessive gene
dominant gene (takenga mai: ira – gene; tāpua – prominent, significant, stand out)
electron (takenga mai: ira – freckle, mole; hiko – electricity)
valence electron
genetic mutation (takenga mai: ira – gene; kē – different, of another kind)
neutron (takenga mai: ira – freckle, mole; moe – sleep)
genetic inheritance
proton (takenga mai: ira – freckle, mole; oho – be awake)
radioactive, radioactivity (takenga mai: ira [iraoho - proton, iramoe - neutron, irahiko - electon] - particle; ruke [rukeruke] - throw about, cast forth, discharge)
k
power (amount of energy)
magnitude (of an earthquake)
electrical power
horsepower (tohu: hp)
volume (of sound)
intensity (of an earthquake)
iodide (tohu: I-) (takenga mai: ka [katote] – ion; hautawa – iodine) (kupu kē atu: aiotai [kupu mino])
trunk (of a tree) (kupu kē atu: tīwai*)
stillborn baby (kupu kē atu: materoto)
metamorphosis (takenga mai: kāhua - form, appearance; rau - many)
constellation
amnion, foetal membrane
seed coat, testa
reflex
short-sighted (kupu kē atu: kite tata)
balanced diet (takenga mai: tautika - even. level)
consumer (biological) (takenga mai: kai - to eat, consume; kame - food)
carnivore (takenga mai: kai - to eat; kiko - flesh)
omnivore (takenga mai: kai - to eat, consume; ki [kiko] - flesh; ota [otaota] - vegetation)
osteoarthritis
predator (kupu kē atu: konihi)
biologist
scientist (kupu kē atu: kaipūtaiao)
herbivore (takenga mai: kai - to eat, consume; ota [otaota] - vegetation) (kupu kē atu: kaitipu)
astronaut (takenga mai: kai – prefix denoting agent; pōkai – travel about; tuarangi – outer space)
rheumatoid arthritis (kupu kē atu: pona kakā rūmātiki)
scientist (kupu kē atu: kaimātai pūtaiao)
filter-feed (takenga mai: kai - to feed; tātari - strain, sift)
stewardship
herbivore (kupu kē atu: kaiota)
transmitter
decomposer
mollusc
inflamed, inflammation
fibre (kupu kē atu: weu)
filament (of a flower)
optical fibre (takenga mai: kaka – fibre; kawe – to carry; aho – light)
fibreglass (takenga mai: kaka – fibre; kōata – glass)
plant fibre
seed (kupu kē atu: purapura*)
ovum
pulse, heartbeat (kupu kē atu: mokowhiti)
control stick (takenga mai: kakau - handle of a tool, stem of a plant)
electrical conductor (kupu kē atu: pūkawe hiko)
Chlamydia (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: kōtureture)
lightning (kupu kē atu: uira)
ovule
colour (kupu kē atu: tae)
long-sighted (takenga mai: kanohi – eye; kāhu – hawk) (kupu kē atu: kite mao)
isotope
chlorophyll (takenga mai: kano - pigment; kāriki - green)
biodiversity, biodiverse (takenga mai: kano - sort, kind; rau - multitude; koiora - biology) (kupu kē atu: rerenga rauropi)
fume cupboard
eye socket
compass (direction)
resin
fibula, calf bone
electric socket (takenga mai: kapiti - joined, brought together, slot) (kupu kē atu: kōhao hiko)
nitrification (takenga mai: kapo – catch; haukini – ammonia)
nitrogen fixation (takenga mai: kapo – catch; hauota – nitrogen)
wind turbine (takenga mai: kapo – catch; hau – wind)
algae (kupu kē atu: pūkohu wai)
steam turbine (takenga mai: kapo – catch; korohū – wind)
turbine (takenga mai: kapo – catch; ngao – energy)
water turbine (takenga mai: kapo – catch; wai – water)
cloud (kupu kē atu: ao*)
stratus cloud (takenga mai: kapua – cloud; hahaka – low)
alto clouds (takenga mai: kapua – cloud; waenga – middle)
cumulus cloud (takenga mai: kapua – cloud; whakapipi – heap, pile one upon another)
natural gas (takenga mai: Kapuni - Ko te ingoa o te wāhi i Taranaki kei reira tētahi puna o tēnei momo haurehu.)
compressed natural gas (whakapotonga: CNG)
basalt (kupu kē atu: ōnewa)
glass (kupu kē atu: kōata, karaehe)
kerosene (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
class (classification of organism)
measles, rubeola, morbilli
German measles, rubella
robot (takenga mai: kare [karetao] - puppet; hiko - electricity) (kupu kē atu: karetao hiko, rōpata [kupu mino])
nerve impulse
water table (takenga mai: kārewa - surface [of water]; wainuku - groundwater)
nuclear (of energy etc.) (takenga mai: karihi – stone of a fruit, kernel)
nucleus (of an atom) (takenga mai: karihi - stone of a fruit, kernel)
nucleus (of a cell) (takenga mai: karihi - stone of a fruit, kernel)
calorie (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: cal)
eye, eyeball (kupu kē atu: kanohi, whatu*)
stroboscope (takenga mai: karu – eye; kakapo – catch at, flash)
periscope (takenga mai: karu - eye; toro - extend, stretch, survey; runga - above)
microscope (kupu kē atu: karu whārahi)
light microscope
electron microscope
telescope (kupu kē atu: karu whātata)
microscope (kupu kē atu: karu whakarahi)
telescope (kupu kē atu: karu whakatata)
binoculars
gas tap
greenhouse effect (takenga mai: kati - close in, barrier, trap; mahana - warm)
circuit breaker, fuse (takenga mai: kati - block, obstruct; ara - pathway)
ion (takenga mai: katote - displaced)
adult (animal)
pupil (of an eye)
jaw, jawbone
tetanus (takenga mai: kauae – jaw; timu – involuntary contraction of muscles)
entropy (takenga mai: kaumingomingo - to be in a state of confusion, disorder)
season
branch (of a tree) (kupu kē atu: peka*)
aquarium
fulcrum (takenga mai: kaurori – swing, turn on a pivot)
canopy (of a forest)
subcanopy (of a forest)
wilt (kupu kē atu: parohea)
gout (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: porohau)
seismograph (kupu kē atu: ine-rū)
lever (takenga mai: kau [kakau] - handle of a tool; whiti - cross over, pass through, convey, turn over, prise as with a lever)
sour
conduct
haemoglobin (takenga mai: kawe – carry; hā [hāora] – oxygen)
scurvy (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
load (takenga mai: kawenga – burden)
heat conduction (takenga mai: kawe - carry, convey; pōkākā - hot, heat)
overcast, dark cloud
sludge (kupu kē atu: kenepuru)
sludge (kupu kē atu: kene)
stalactite (takenga mai: keo [keokeo] – peaked, pointed; iri – hang, be suspended)
stalagmite (takenga mai: keo [keokeo] – peaked, pointed; tū – stand, be erect)
keratin (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
organic molecule kit
anther
Giardia (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
density (takenga mai: kiato – compact) (kupu kē atu: apiapi)
embryo (takenga mai: kikiri - begin to grow as a child in the womb)
forearm
animal, animalia (takenga mai: kīrehe – dog, quadruped)
arthropod (takenga mai: kīrehe – animal; angawaho – exoskeleton)
chordate (takenga mai: kīrehe – animal; whai tuaiwi – vertebrate)
skin (of an animal)
bark (of a tree)
oceanic crust (takenga mai: kiri – skin; moana – sea)
continental crust (takenga mai: kiri – skin; paparahi – continent)
lithosphere
plastic (takenga mai: kiri - skin; hou - new)
Plastic No.6, PS-E Polystyrene (Expanded Styrene) (kupu kē atu: kirihou-6)
thermoplastic
Plastic No.1, PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate)
Plastic No.2, HDPE (High Density Polyethylene)
Plastic No. 3, PVC Polyvinyl Chloride
Plastic No. 4, LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene)
Plastic No. 5, PP (Polypropylene)
Plastic No. 6, PS-E Polystyrene (Expanded Styrene) (kupu kē atu: kirihou kōmāmā)
Plastic No. 7, plastic e.g. (SAN, ABS, PC, Nylon)
camouflage (takenga mai: kiri - skin; huna - hide)
fever
conjunctiva
gravel
foreskin
crust (of the Earth) (takenga mai: kiri – skin; nuku – the Earth)
stomach lining
scree (takenga mai: kiri [kirikiri] – gravel; tahataha – slope, steep bank)
epidermis (kupu kē atu: kiriwaho)
hymen
mole (mark on skin)
membrane
mucous membrane
meningitis (takenga mai: kiriuhi - membrane; ua - backbone, neck, back of the neck; kakā - inflamed)
plasma membrane
epidermis (takenga mai: kiri - skin; waho - outer) (kupu kē atu: kiritai)
capsule (external covering)
dermis, corium
cornea (takenga mai: kiri - skin; whatu - eye)
kilojoule (tohu: kJ) (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: manohure, manopūngoi)
kilowatt (tohu: kW) (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: manowata, mano waekaha)
capacity (to contain) (takenga mai: kī - full)
long-sighted (takenga mai: kite - to see; mau [mamao] - distant) (kupu kē atu: kanohi kāhu)
short-sighted (takenga mai: kite - tosee; tata - close) (kupu kē atu: kahurua)
plaque (dental)
runner (of a plant)
fontanelle (kupu kē atu: tamomo, pūmotomoto)
spring (kupu kē atu: aroaromahana*)
glass (takenga mai: kōata [kōataata] - transparent) (kupu kē atu: karāhe)
frosted glass
magnifying glass
transparent (kupu kē atu: pūataata)
heartburn (kupu kē atu: taratarawai)
vent (eg. of volcano), hole (kupu kē atu: kōwhāwhā)
electric socket (kupu kē atu: kapiti hiko)
fumarole (takenga mai: kōhao – vent; pohutu – geyser)
atmosphere (takenga mai: kō [kōpaki] - envelop; hau - gas)
troposphere (takenga mai: kōhau [kōhauhau] – atmosphere; huri – turn, turn around)
ionosphere (takenga mai: kōhau [kōhauhau] – atmosphere; katote – ion)
stratosphere (takenga mai: kōhau [kōhauhau] – atmosphere; papa – layer)
mesosphere (takenga mai: kōhau [kōhauhau] – atmosphere; waenga – middle)
tuberculosis
petrol (kupu kē atu: penehīni [he kupu mino - benzene])
new moon (kupu kē atu: kōhititanga o te Marama)
new moon (kupu kē atu: kōhiti)
mineral (takenga mai: ko [kongakonga] - fragment; huke - expose by removing the earth, excavate) (kupu kē atu: manawa whenua)
infant, infancy
smog (takenga mai: kohu – fog, mist; para – sediment, impurity, refuse, waste)
sapling (kupu kē atu: māhuri)
adrenalin (takenga mai: kōihi - thrill with fear)
bio~, biological (takenga mai: koiora – life)
bone
phloem (kupu kē atu: tarikai)
andesite
piston (takenga mai: kōkeke – wind about, move backwards and forwards)
angle of refraction
angle of reflection
angle of incidence
launch angle
meteor, shooting star (kupu kē atu: unahi o Takero*)
cochlea
combustion spoon
electric fan
cramp (kupu kē atu: kuiki, parerori)
foot and mouth disease (takenga mai: kōmaoa – ulcerated; wae – foot; waha – mouth)
nipple (breast)
zenith
spatula (chemistry) (takenga mai: kō – dig, spoon; matū – chemical, substance)
metal (takenga mai: konga [kongakonga] - fragment, chip; nuku - the Earth) (kupu kē atu: mētara [kupu mino])
metal oxide (kupu kē atu: mētara ōkai [kupu mino])
heavy metal
charcoal (takenga mai: konga [kongakonga] – crumb, fragment, chip; waro – burning coals, charcoal) (kupu kē atu: ngārehu, ngārahu)
ductile (takenga mai: kōngohe – pliable)
predator (takenga mai: konihi - attack by stealth) (kupu kē atu: kaikonihi)
gonorrhoea (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: pakiwhara)
non-metal (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] – metal; kore – not, negative) (kupu kē atu: mētara-kore [kupu mino])
titanium (tohu: Ti) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] – metal; hina – grey; uri – dark, deep in colour) (kupu kē atu: taitāniama [kupu mino])
cadmium (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] - metal; hiri [hiriwa] - silver; mā - white)
uranium (tohu: U) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] – metal; karihi – nuclear) (kupu kē atu: ūreiniama [kupu mino])
platinum (tohu: Pt) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] – metal; kawata – glisten, shine, gleam) (kupu kē atu: paratiama [kupu mino])
chromium (tohu: Cr) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] – metal; kita [kitakita] – intensely, brightly, of colours) (kupu kē atu: koromiama [kupu mino])
lithium (tohu: Li) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] – metal; kōhatu – stone, rock) (kupu kē atu: ritiama [kupu mino])
nickel (tohu: Ni) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] – metal; kōreko – white, dazzled) (kupu kē atu: nīkara [kupu mino])
copper (tohu: Cu) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku]] – metal; kura – red ochre) (kupu kē atu: kapa [kupu mino])
copper oxide (tohu: CuO) (kupu kē atu: kapa ōkai [[kupu mino])
copper sulphate (tohu: CuSO4) (kupu kē atu: kapa hāwhate [kupu mino])
copper carbonate (tohu: CuCO3) (kupu kē atu: kapa kāponate [kupu mino])
copper chloride (tohu: CuCl2) (kupu kē atu: kapa kōrai [kupu mino])
cobalt (tohu: Co) (takenga mai: konukura – copper; hina – grey, pale) (kupu kē atu: kaupata [kupu mino])
lead (tohu: Pb) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] – metal; matā – lead, bullet) (kupu kē atu: rēti [kupu mino])
lead iodide (tohu: PbI2) (kupu kē atu: rēti aiotai [kupu mino])
lead oxide (tohu: PbO) (kupu kē atu: rēti ōkai [kupu mino])
lead nitrate (tohu: Pb(NO3)2) (kupu kē atu: rēti naiate [kupu mino])
lead sulphate (tohu: PbSO4) (kupu kē atu: rēti hāwhate [kupu mino])
aluminium (tohu: Al) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] – metal; mohe – soft, yielding) (kupu kē atu: aruminiama [kupu mino])
aluminium oxide (tohu: Al2O3) (kupu kē atu: aruminiama ōkai [kupu mino])
aluminium sulphate (tohu: Al2(SO4)3) (kupu kē atu: aruminiama hāwhate [kupu mino])
aluminium chloride (tohu: AlCl3) (kupu kē atu: aruminiama kōrai [kupu mino])
mercury (tohu: Hg) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] – metal; oi – move continuously) (kupu kē atu: mēkuri [kupu mino])
manganese (tohu: Mn) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] – metal; pango – black) (kupu kē atu: makanihi [kupu mino])
magnesium (tohu: Mg) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] – metal; pora – a white stone) (kupu kē atu: makanīhiama [kupu mino])
magnesium oxide (tohu: MgO) (kupu kē atu: makanīhiama ōkai [kupu mino])
magnesium nitrate (tohu: Mg(NO3)2) (kupu kē atu: makanīhiama naiate [kupu mino])
magnesium sulphate (tohu: MgSO4) (kupu kē atu: makanīhiama hāwhate [kupu mino])
magnesium chloride (tohu: MgCl2) (kupu kē atu: makanīhiama kōrai [kupu mino])
magnesium hydroxide (tohu: Mg(OH)2) (kupu kē atu: makanīhiama haitorowai [kupu mino])
calcium (tohu: Ca) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] – metal; pūmā – whitish grey) (kupu kē atu: kāhiama [kupu mino])
calcium oxide (tohu: CaO) (kupu kē atu: kāhiama ōkai [kupu mino])
calcium nitrate (tohu: Ca(NO3)2) (kupu kē atu: kāhiama naiate [kupu mino])
calcium carbonate (tohu: CaCO3) (kupu kē atu: kāhiama kāponate [kupu mino])
calcium chloride (tohu: CaCl2) (kupu kē atu: kāhiama kōrai [kupu mino])
calcium hydroxide, limewater (tohu: Ca(OH)2) (kupu kē atu: kāhiama haitorowai [kupu mino], wairaima [kupu mino])
potassium (tohu: K) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] – metal; rehu – spray, fine dust) (kupu kē atu: pautahiama [kupu mino])
potassium iodide (tohu: KI) (kupu kē atu: pautahiama aiotai [kupu mino])
potassium nitrate (tohu: KNO3) (kupu kē atu: pautahiama naiate [kupu mino])
potassium sulphate (tohu: K2SO4) (kupu kē atu: pautahiama hāwhate [kupu mino])
potassium carbonate (tohu: K2CO3) (kupu kē atu: pautahiama kāponate [kupu mino])
potassium bicarbonate (tohu: KHCO3) (kupu kē atu: pautahiama paikāponate [kupu mino])
potassium chloride (tohu: KCl) (kupu kē atu: pautahiama kōrai [kupu mino])
potassium hydroxide (tohu: KOH) (kupu kē atu: pautahiama haitorowai [kupu mino])
sodium (tohu: Na) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] – metal; tai – the sea) (kupu kē atu: hautiama [kupu mino])
sodium nitrate (tohu: NaNO3) (kupu kē atu: hautiama naiate [kupu mino])
sodium sulphate (tohu: Na2SO4) (kupu kē atu: hautiama hāwhate [kupu mino])
sodium carbonate (tohu: Na2CO3) (kupu kē atu: hautiama kāponate [kupu mino])
sodium bicarbonate, baking soda (tohu: NaHCO3) (kupu kē atu: hautiama paikāponate [kupu mino], pēkena houra [kupu mino])
sodium chloride (tohu: NaCl) (kupu kē atu: hautiama kōrai [kupu mino])
sodium hydroxide, caustic soda (tohu: NaOH) (kupu kē atu: hautiama haitorowai [kupu mino] )
sodium acetate, sodium ethanoate (tohu: CH3COONa) (kupu kē atu: hautiama ahitate [kupu mino])
zinc (tohu: Zn) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] – metal; tea – white) (kupu kē atu: tīniki [kupu mino])
zinc nitrate (tohu: Zn(NO3)2) (kupu kē atu: tīniki naiate [kupu mino])
zinc sulphate (tohu: ZnSO4) (kupu kē atu: tīniki hāwhate [kupu mino])
zinc carbonate (tohu: ZnCO3) (kupu kē atu: tīniki kāponate [kupu mino])
zinc chloride (tohu: ZnCl2) (kupu kē atu: tīniki kōrai [kupu mino])
beryllium (tohu: Be) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] – metal; uku – white clay) (kupu kē atu: peririama [kupu mino])
electromagnetic induction (takenga mai: kōpana – incite, urge; autōhiko - electromagnet)
epiglottis (takenga mai: kōpani – shut up, close up, lid of a box)
intestine, gut, bowel (kupu kē atu: terotero)
small intestine
colon, large intestine
womb, uterus (kupu kē atu: whare tangata)
Venus (kupu kē atu: Mere*)
surrogate (takenga mai: kōpū - womb; whāngai - feed, nourish)
rash (kupu kē atu: hakihaki)
tuber
pore (of the skin)
fuel
synthetic fuel
biofuel
fossil fuel (kupu kē atu: koranehe)
desert
fuel oil
particle (of matter) (takenga mai: korakora – anything small)
charged particle
fossil fuel (takenga mai: kora – fuel; nehe - ancient times) (kupu kē atu: kora mātātoka)
alloy (takenga mai: ko [konganuku] – metal; ranu - mix)
dispersion (light)
extinct (kupu kē atu: whare ngaro)
vacuum (takenga mai: kore – nothingness)
funnel
filter funnel
steam (kupu kē atu: koromāhu*)
boil (kupu kē atu: koropupū*)
cone (of a tree) (takenga mai: koroī – fruit of white pine)
constipation, constipated (kupu kē atu: kōreke, tina)
pharynx, throat
steam (kupu kē atu: korohū*)
porous
boil (kupu kē atu: korohuhū)
fizz, fizzy (kupu kē atu: mirumiru)
smallpox (takenga mai: variola)
shake
xylem (kupu kē atu: tariwai)
peristalsis (takenga mai: kotē – squeeze out; pana – expel, cause to come or go forth)
choroid (takenga mai: koti – divide; kamo – eye)
fine adjustment (takenga mai: kou – knob; whāiti – narrow, compact)
coarse adjustment (takenga mai: kou – knob; whānui – broad, wide)
gall bladder
gold (tohu: Au) (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
aerodynamic, streamlined (takenga mai: koutata – sleek, smooth)
vent, hole (kupu kē atu: kōhao)
ulna, forearm bone (takenga mai: kō [kōiwi] – bone; whiti [kikowhiti] – forearm)
young (of an animal)
implant, implantation
aerate
glucose (tohu: C6H12O6) (takenga mai: kū – thick liquid [me te rite anō o te tangi ki te 'glu' o te kupu Ingarihi]; huka - sugar) (kupu kē atu: waitī)
glycogen
cramp (kupu kē atu: kokohu)
concentrate, concentration (of a substance) (takenga mai: kukū – firm, stiff, thickened, not fluid or watery)
forceps
foetus (kupu kē atu: tōhua)
contract, contraction (of a muscle)
evolution (takenga mai: kuku [kukune] - swell as pregnancy advances, grow; whatanga [whanaketanga] - grow, move onwards or upwards)
digest, digestion (kupu kē atu: nakunaku)
indigestion (kupu kē atu: tokopaha, koeha, tokopā)
clouds in strata
water bath (takenga mai: kura – tank; taupunga – sink, submerge)
cyclone, depression, low pressure (takenga mai: kurahau-awatea – cyclone, sign of bad weather)
anticyclone (takenga mai: kurahaupō – sign of good weather)
lunar rainbow (kupu kē atu: Hinekōrako)
brass (takenga mai: kura [konukura] – copper; tea [konutea] – zinc)
pestle and mortar
schist
anvil (of the ear), incus
gluten (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
fluid, not solid
elastic, elasticity (takenga mai: kūtoro – stretched, at full length) (kupu kē atu: roroha)
m
global warming
twin/s
star chart
planisphere (takenga mai: mahere – map; Rangi - Sky)
margarine (takenga mai: māheri - he kupu mino; mā – white; heri [koheri] – whisk up)
weed (kupu kē atu: tarutaru)
noxious weed (kupu kē atu: otaota orotā)
work
medicine (profession)
sapling (kupu kē atu: kōhuri)
Southern Cross (kupu kē atu: Taki o Autahi*)
meiosis (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: whāiti pūira)
steel
stainless steel
chlorofluorocarbon (whakapotonga: CFC) (takenga mai: mā [haumāota] – chlorine; kō [haukōwhai] – fluorine; waro – carbon)
cloud (dark band)
mangrove (kupu kē atu: paetai, waikure)
heart
ventricle
right ventricle
left ventricle
atrium (heart)
right atrium
left atrium
mineral (kupu kē atu: kohuke)
aperture, space, gap (takenga mai: mānawanawa – aperture, space, gap) (kupu kē atu: āputa)
starch, starchy (takenga mai: māngaro – mealy)
malleable, malleability
Milky Way (kupu kē atu: Roiata)
river plain
kilowatt (tohu: kW) (takenga mai: mano – thousand; waekaha – watt) (kupu kē atu: kirowata, manowata)
kilobyte (tohu: KB) (takenga mai: mano - thousand; wae - unit of measurement; matihiko - digital) (kupu kē atu: kiropaita [kupu mino])
kilojoule (tohu: kJ) (takenga mai: mano – thousand; hure - He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: kirohure, manopūngoi)
kilojoule (tohu: kJ) (takenga mai: mano – thousand; pūngoi [waeine pūngoi] – joule) (kupu kē atu: kirohure, manohure)
kilowatt (tohu: kW) (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: kirowata, mano waekaha)
float
native to New Zealand, natural
evergreen (takenga mai: māota – fresh-grown, green) (kupu kē atu: raumāota)
marble (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
moon (kupu kē atu: Hina*)
waxing moon
waning moon (kupu kē atu: Marama roroku)
waning moon (kupu kē atu: Marama riko)
iron filings
rain (kupu kē atu: ua)
whooping cough, pertussis
cough
bruise, bruised
meniscus (takenga mai: mata – surface; kōpapa – concave)
phases of the moon
retina (kupu kē atu: āhuahua)
scalpel
fertile (of an organism) (kupu kē atu: pukuhua)
study, ~ology (takenga mai: mātai – inspect, examine)
climatology
horticultural science
physics (takenga mai: mātai - inspect, examine; ahu – move, point in a certain direction; pūngao – energy)
nuclear physics
biophysics
agricultural science
geology (field of study)
astronomy
paediatrics (kupu kē atu: mātai mātātahi)
gynaecology
hydrology
oceanography
sports science
health science
ecology (field of study)
meteorology
genetics (field of study)
veterinary science
robotics (takenga mai: mātai - field of study; kare[karetao] - puppet; hiko - electricity)
zoology
biology (takenga mai: mātai – inspect, examine; koiora – life)
marine biology
microbiology
ornithology
palaeontology (takenga mai: mātai - to inspect, examine; mātai - study, ~ology; mātātoka - fossil)
psychiatry
oncology
chemistry (takenga mai: mātai – inspect, examine; matū – matter, chemical)
biochemistry
organic chemistry
dynamics (field of study) (takenga mai: mātai - study, ~ology; nekeneke - movement)
dentistry
soil science
acoustics (field of study)
plate tectonics
engineering (takenga mai: mātai – inspect, examine; pū – skilled, wise, expert; hanga – create, build)
volcanology
medical science
seismology
electronics
epidemiology
pharmacology
anatomy (field of study)
botany
cosmology (field of study)
hydraulics (field of study)
physiology
gene pool (takenga mai: mātā – heap, layer; ira – gene) (kupu kē atu: puna ira)
food from the sea or other waterways
saline, salinity
observe (kupu kē atu: āta tirotiro)
meteorite
kingdom (classification of organism) (takenga mai: mātāmua – first, fore)
coarse-grained (of rock)
object (before transformation) (takenga mai: mātā [mātāniho] – print or mark of teeth; oroko – for the first time, original)
infertile (of an organism) (kupu kē atu: pukupā)
predict, prediction
graphite
principle
obsidian (kupu kē atu: tūhua)
fine-grained (of rock)
dam (kupu kē atu: pāpuni)
ethics, ethical, moral, morality (takenga mai: matatika - right, straight)
bioethics (takenga mai: matatika – right, straight; koiora – biology)
fossil (takenga mai: mātā – heap, layer; mātā [mātāniho] - print or mark of teeth; toka - stone, rock)
image (after transformation) (takenga mai: mātā [mātāniho] – print or mark of teeth; tuhi – draw, write)
aquifer (takenga mai: mātā [mātāpuna] - source; wainuku - groundwater)
confined aquifer (takenga mai: mātā [mātāpuna] - source; wainuku - groundwater; hamaruru - to shut in, confine, restrict)
unconfined aquifer (takenga mai: mātā [mātāpuna] - source; wainuku - groundwater; tūraha - to be open, not confined)
Mars (kupu kē atu: Tūmatauenga)
disease, illness, sick (kupu kē atu: tahumaero)
AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (takenga mai: mate – sickness; ārai – ward off, screen; kore – no, not)
diabetes
jaundice (takenga mai: mate - disease, illness; kiri - skin; kōwhai - yellow) (kupu kē atu: mate kōwhai)
sexually transmitted disease, STD, venereal disease (kupu kē atu: pakiwhara, kōtureture)
allergy (takenga mai: mate – sickness; pāwera – sore, tender to the touch, affected)
infectious disease
goitre (kupu kē atu: tenga)
cancer
contagious disease (kupu kē atu: mate horapa)
thrush (takenga mai: mate – sickness; īhi – yeast)
stillborn, stillbirth (kupu kē atu: kahu)
summer (kupu kē atu: raumati)
matter, chemical, substance, material (takenga mai: matū – gist, kernel of a matter)
synthetic material
biochemical
urea (kupu kē atu: tiomimi)
organic matter
inorganic matter
solute (takenga mai: matū – substance; meha [memeha] – be dissolved)
subatomic particle (kupu kē atu: ngotangota)
drop (of liquid), to drip
shrub
food web
crustacean (takenga mai: mawhiti – a marine crustacean)
soluble (takenga mai: meha [memeha] – be dissolved)
insoluble, insolubility
solubility (takenga mai: memeha - be dissolved)
solution (takenga mai: memeha – be dissolved)
electrolyte solution
saturated solution (takenga mai: mehanga – solution; kohura – full)
brine, salt solution
archipelago (takenga mai: meka [mekameka] - chain; moutere - island)
dissolve (takenga mai: memeha – be dissolved)
Venus (kupu kē atu: Kōpū)
plankton (takenga mai: meroiti – small, inconsiderable)
zooplankton
phytoplankton
metal (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: konganuku)
non-metal (kupu kē atu: konu-kore)
methane (tohu: CH4) (takenga mai: me – He whakawhitinga o ngā pū i te kupu Ingarihi.; waro [waiwaro] – hydrocarbon)
megabyte (tohu: MB) (takenga mai: miriona - million [kupu mino]; wae - unit of measurement; matihiko - digital) (kupu kē atu: mekapaita [kupu mino])
alveolus (takenga mai: miru - bubble)
vacuole (takenga mai: mirumiru – bubble)
bubble
micrometre
absorb, absorption (takenga mai: miti – lick up; mimiti – swallowed up)
hibernate
nocturnal
lens (kupu kē atu: arotahi)
safety goggles
concave lens, diverging lens (kupu kē atu: mōhiti tihoi)
convex lens, converging lens (kupu kē atu: mōhiti ūngutu)
objective lens
eyepiece
concave lens, diverging lens (kupu kē atu: mōhiti kōpapa)
convex lens, converging lens (kupu kē atu: mōhiti koropuku)
ferment
minimum
microscopic (takenga mai: mōkitokito – minute, small)
reptile (kupu kē atu: ngārara)
force field (kupu kē atu: whaitua tōpana)
pulse, heartbeat (kupu kē atu: kakapa manawa)
siphon, suck
species (takenga mai: momo – race, breed, blood)
native species
protected species
introduced species
endemic species
endangered species (kupu kē atu: momo mōrea)
fertile (of the land) (kupu kē atu: haumako)
hybrid (takenga mai: momo – species, type; rua – two)
bone marrow
yellow bone marrow
red bone marrow
maximum
taproot (kupu kē atu: tāmore)
micro-organism, microbe (takenga mai: moroiti – small)
germ, pathogen (takenga mai: moroiti - micro-organism; tahumaero - disease)
platelet, thrombocyte (takenga mai: mō [mōtete] – small piece, fragment; tepe – clot, coagulate)
silicon chip (takenga mai: mōtete – small piece, fragment; takawai – silicon)
integrated circuit (takenga mai: mōtete - small piece, fragment; mōtete [mōtete takawai] - silicon chip; whakauruuru - to run together, mix, integrate, combine)
brittle (kupu kē atu: mōwhakiwhaki)
plasmid
ringworm
flammable
bunsen burner
sea breeze
n
digest, digestion (takenga mai: nakunaku - reduce to fragments) (kupu kē atu: kūnatu)
ligament
motion (takenga mai: neke - to move, alter position) (kupu kē atu: nekeneke, nukunuku)
oscillating motion (takenga mai: neke - to move, alter position; kōpiupiu - to swing, oscillate)
free motion (takenga mai: neke - to move, alter position; māhorahora - without restraint, free)
circular motion (takenga mai: neke - to move, alter position)
linear motion (takenga mai: neke - to move, alter position)
reciprocal motion (takenga mai: neke - to move, alter position; whakautuutu - reciprocal, alternating speakers in whaikōrero)
molar (kupu kē atu: niho kauoro)
incisor, front tooth
cog, gear (takenga mai: niho - teeth; whiti - to transfer) (kupu kē atu: kōpaetara)
newton (tohu: N) (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
habitat
vegetable oil (kupu kē atu: hinu huawhenua)
glycerol, glycerine (takenga mai: noni – vegetable oil; reka – sweet)
continental drift (takenga mai: nuku – move; paparahi – continent)
mantle (geology) (takenga mai: nuku – the Earth; ratarata – red hot)
ng
virgin forest (kupu kē atu: ngahere tikitū, ngahere urutapu)
tropical rain forest
erode, erosion (takenga mai: ngāhorohoro – fall off bit by bit)
autumn (kupu kē atu: tokerau)
fauna
flora
nylon (takenga mai: ngai – dried leaves of raupō, flax etc.; akuaku – firm, strong)
fat, lipid
unsaturated fat (takenga mai: ngako – fat; hamanga – not full)
saturated fat (takenga mai: ngako - fat; kohura - full)
cholesterol (takenga mai: ngako – fat; toto – blood)
insect (kupu kē atu: ngārara, pepeke)
energy (kupu kē atu: pūngao)
heat energy (kupu kē atu: pūngao pōkākā)
voltage (tohu: V) (takenga mai: ngao – energy; hiko – electricity)
reptile (kupu kē atu: moko)
electromagnetic wave
radio wave
gamma wave (takenga mai: ngaru – wave; kama - He kupu mino.)
ultra-violet wave (takenga mai: ngaru – wave; katikati – bite frequently, of action of the Sun)
surface wave
sound wave
secondary wave, transverse wave (takenga mai: ngaru – wave; pae – transverse, horizontal)
infrared wave
primary wave, longitudinal wave (takenga mai: ngaru – wave; pou [poutū] – vertical)
geothermal pool, geothermal (takenga mai: ngāwhā – boiling spring)
weathering (takenga mai: ngawhere – break up, crumble)
mechanical weathering (takenga mai: ngawhere – break up, crumble; wakuwaku – rub, scrape, abrade)
combust, burn, ignite (takenga mai: ngingiha – burn) (kupu kē atu: tahu)
complete combustion
incomplete combustion
pipette
burette
tube (kupu kē atu: pū)
gas tube
plastic tube
glass tube
rubber tube
capillary tube
microscope tube
dropper (kupu kē atu: whakamāturu)
Eustachian tube
atom (takenga mai: ngota – fragment, particle)
subatomic particle (takenga mai: ngota – fragment, particle; ngotangota – smashed to atoms) (kupu kē atu: matūriki)
mammal (kupu kē atu: whāngote)
neutral (takenga mai: ngū – silent)
beak, bill
river mouth (kupu kē atu: wahapū)
o
(relating to the) Physical World
(relating to the) Material World
(relating to the) Living World
oxide (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
nimbus, rain cloud
mortar and pestle
evaporating basin
crucible
subsoil
soil
sand
ironsand
basalt (kupu kē atu: karā)
rare
silviculture (takenga mai: ono - to plant) (kupu kē atu: pokapoka rākau)
half life
sound (kupu kē atu: hou)
ultrasound (takenga mai: oro – sound; ikeike – high, lofty)
vegetation
noxious weed (kupu kē atu: māheuheu orotā)
full moon (kupu kē atu: Rākaunui)
hexane (tohu: C6H14) (takenga mai: o [ono] – six; waro [waiwaro] – hydrocarbon)
chemical composition (takenga mai: ōwehenga – ratio; matū – chemical)
p
eyelid, blephara, palpebra (kupu kē atu: rewha)
boiling point
sea level
sand tray
isobar (takenga mai: pae – region, boundary; pēhanga – pressure)
petrie dish
melting point (kupu kē atu: pū rewa)
agar plate
freezing point (kupu kē atu: pū whakatio)
temperature (takenga mai: pae [paepae] – threshold; mahana – warm) (kupu kē atu: pāmahana)
clavicle, collarbone
plate boundary
divergent plate boundary
convergent plate boundary
transform plate boundary
continental shelf
larynx, voice box
dissecting tray (takenga mai: tuaki - to gut, disembowel, dissect)
sensor (takenga mai: pae - perch, rest; rongo - sense, hear, feel)
light sensor, light detector
magnetic sensor
sound sensor (takenga mai: paerongo - sensor; hou - sound)
olfactory epithelium, olfactory receptor
visual sensor
motion sensor (takenga mai: paerongo - sensor; neke - to move, alter position)
heat sensor
taste bud
touch sensor
stomach wall
cell wall
rotor (takenga mai: pae – any transverse beam; tāwhirowhiro – whirl, spin)
axle (takenga mai: pae - transverse beam; wīra - wheel [kupu mino])
ester, salt (takenga mai: pāhare – bitter)
equinox
volcanic bomb
supernova (kupu kē atu: whetū ahoaho)
poison, poisonous (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: paitini)
poison, poisonous (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: paihana)
seed pod
biological warfare
sulphite (tohu: SO32-) (takenga mai: pākati [pāhare – salt, ester], [kakati – sting, bite] – '~ite'; pungatara – sulphur) (kupu kē atu: hāwhiti [kupu mino])
scapula, shoulder blade
nitrate (tohu: NO3-) (takenga mai: pākawa [pāhare - salt, ester], [waikawa - acid] – '~ate'; ota [hauota] – nitrogen) (kupu kē atu: naiate [kupu mino])
sulphate (tohu: SO42-) (takenga mai: pākawa [pāhare – salt, ester], [waikawa – acid] - '~ate'; pungatara – sulphur) (kupu kē atu: hāwhate [kupu mino])
phosphate (tohu: PO43-) (takenga mai: pākawe [pāhare – salt, ester], [waikawa – acid] - '~ate'; tūtaewhetū [pūtūtaewhetū] – phosphorus) (kupu kē atu: popoate [kupu mino])
carbonate (tohu: CO32-) (takenga mai: pākawa [pāhare - salt, ester], [waikawa - acid] - 'ate'; waro - carbon) (kupu kē atu: kāponate [kupu mino])
bicarbonate (tohu: HCO3-) (takenga mai: pākawa [pāhare - salt, ester], [waikawa - acid] ~ 'ate'; waro - carbon) (kupu kē atu: paikāponate [kupu mino])
limestone (kupu kē atu: raima [kupu mino])
syphilis
root (of a plant)
lateral root (takenga mai: kaurapa - extended sideways) (kupu kē atu: pakiaka kōtaha)
lateral root (takenga mai: kōtaha - sideways) (kupu kē atu: pakiaka kaurapa)
argillite
cavity
sinusitus (takenga mai: pakohu ihu – nasal cavity; kakā – inflamed)
cranium, brain cavity
temperature (kupu kē atu: paemahana)
wind farm
worm farm, vermiculture (kupu kē atu: pāmu toke)
eco-farm (takenga mai: tau - befitting, calm, settled; taiao - environment; tautaiao - eco, environmentally friendly)
switch (eg. of electronic device) (takenga mai: pana – cause to come or go forth)
push (kupu kē atu: tōpana ue)
directly proportional relationship (takenga mai: pānga riterite - proportional relationship; horipū - direct)
inversely proportional relationship (takenga mai: pānga riterite - proportional relationship; kōaro - inverse)
relative velocity (takenga mai: pānga - in relation to; tere - speed; whai - to possess; ahu - direction)
change
chemical change
physical change
permanent change
temporary change
hatch (egg) (kupu kē atu: paopao)
hatch (egg) (kupu kē atu: pao)
echo (kupu kē atu: pāorooro)
sonar (takenga mai: pāorooro – resounding)
fireproof board
solar panel
meter board
forest floor
circuit board (takenga mai: papa - flat board; tāhiko - electronic)
motherboard (takenga mai: papa tāhiko - circuit board; matua - principal, main)
base (chemistry)
herpes
scaly bark (of a tree)
cultivate (soil) (kupu kē atu: tāmata, ngaki)
tectonic plate (takenga mai: papa – anything broad, flat and hard, Earth floor, bed of a lake; neke – move)
oceanic plate
continental plate (kupu kē atu: papaneke whenua)
continental plate (kupu kē atu: papaneke paparahi)
continent (takenga mai: papa – surface; rahi – large) (kupu kē atu: whenua rahi)
ozone layer
forest layer
litter layer (takenga mai: otaota - vegetation)
spotting tile (takenga mai: tauhohe - chemical reaction)
mass (takenga mai: papatipu – solid mass)
biomass
pelvis
Earth (kupu kē atu: ao)
ooze, seep, leak
pump (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: mapu)
vacuum pump
dam (kupu kē atu: matatara)
waste, rubbish, refuse, trash (takenga mai: para – sediment, impurity, refuse, waste) (kupu kē atu: rāpihi [kupu mino])
industrial waste
construction waste
gaseous waste
radioactive waste
food waste
household waste, domestic waste
Zero Waste
chemical waste
marine debris (kupu kē atu: para reremoana)
hazardous waste
flammable waste
electronic waste, e-waste (kupu kē atu: ī-para)
packaging waste
toxic waste
commercial waste
green waste
solid waste
trade waste (kupu kē atu: para tauhokohoko)
liquid waste
test tube brush
pollution, pollute, polluted (kupu kē atu: poke)
justify, justification (takenga mai: parahau - to defend, protect)
silt (takenga mai: parahua – fresh alluvial deposit)
sewage
pollutant (kupu kē atu: para takakino)
sediment (kupu kē atu: parataiao, waipara)
vermicast (kupu kē atu: tūtae noke)
organic waste (takenga mai: para – waste; ropi [rauropi] – organism)
inorganic waste
sediment, sedimentary (takenga mai: para – sediment, impurity, waste; taiao – environment) (kupu kē atu: parakiwai, waipara)
spawn (kupu kē atu: toene)
humus
tsunami (kupu kē atu: tainiwhaniwha)
Jupiter (kupu kē atu: Hine-i-tīweka)
air resistance (kupu kē atu: ātetenga hau)
resistor, resistance (electrical) (tohu: 
) (takenga mai: pare – turn aside, ward off, divert; iahiko – electric current)
light dependent resistor, photoresistor (tohu: 
) (takenga mai: parenga iahiko – resistor; ngoi – strength, energy; aho – light)
variable resistor (tohu: 
) (takenga mai: parenga [parenga iahiko] – resistor; whakatina – control)
prey, victim
tropical, humid (takenga mai: pārūrū – sultry, hot)
grain (food)
drop (of liquid) (kupu kē atu: māturunga)
spore (kupu kē atu: pua atua)
mitochondrion (takenga mai: pata – seed, grain; pūngao – energy)
water droplet
cotyledon
monocotyledon (takenga mai: pātaka – storehouse; moke – solitary)
dicotyledon
granular (takenga mai: pata - seed, grain; patapata - drop [of rain])
endospore
fungicide (takenga mai: patu – subdue, kill; hekaheka – fungi)
disinfectant, disinfect (takenga mai: patu – subdue, kill; huakita – bacteria)
sterilise, sterilisation (takenga mai: patu - to kill, subdue; moroiti - microbe) (kupu kē atu: āta horoi)
herbicide (takenga mai: patu – subdue, kill; otaota – weed)
insecticide (takenga mai: patu – subdue, kill; pepeke – insect)
antiseptic (takenga mai: patu – subdue, kill; ero – putrid)
diaphragm (anatomy) (takenga mai: pātū – screen, wall; poho – chest)
pesticide (takenga mai: patu – subdue, kill; riha – pest)
antibody (takenga mai: patu – subdue, kill; ropi [rauropi] – organism)
pressure
atmospheric pressure
blood pressure
displace, displacement (takenga mai: pei – drive out, banish)
branch (of a tree) (kupu kē atu: kaupekapeka*)
bronchus
bronchitis
bronchiole
humerus, upper arm bone (kupu kē atu: pūkaka)
ozone (tohu: O3) (kupu kē atu: hāora-toru, ōkai-toru [kupu mino])
benzene, petrol (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: kōhinu, penehinu)
filter paper
chromatography paper (takenga mai: pepa – paper; tūrara – spread out)
insect (kupu kē atu: ngāngara, ngārara)
wattle (of a bird) (kupu kē atu: werewere)
pepsin (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
jellyfish
pentane (tohu: C2H12) (takenga mai: pe – He whakawhitinga o ngā pū i te kupu Ingarihi.; waro [waiwaro] – hydrocarbon)
agar culture
rhizome (kupu kē atu: akakōare)
vitreous humour (takenga mai: pia [piapia] - viscous, sticky; kamo - eye,eyelid)
tar (takenga mai: pia – gum of trees; uriuri – dark, deep in colour)
fissure
gill
shoot (of a plant)
tongs
humidity (kupu kē atu: takawai)
rotten (kupu kē atu: hanehane)
pus, pussy (kupu kē atu: ero)
pill, tablet
fledgling (bird), to migrate (of birds)
parasite, parasitic
gigabyte (tohu: GB) (takenga mai: piriona - billion [kupu mino]; wae - unit of measurement; matihiko - digital) (kupu kē atu: kikapaita [kupu mino])
velcro (takenga mai: piri - stick, adhere, cling)
ileum (takenga mai: piro - intestine; piko - curved, bent)
frond, young shoot of a fern (kupu kē atu: tētē, rauhuru)
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) (takenga mai: pītau - perforated spiral carving, fern shoot; ira – gene)
pole (of a magnet)
electrode
north pole (kupu kē atu: pito whakararo)
south pole (kupu kē atu: pito whakarunga, tōpito whakarunga)
south celestial pole
negative terminal, cathode
positive terminal, anode
north pole (kupu kē atu: pito raki)
south pole (kupu kē atu: pito tonga)
stomata (takenga mai: poare – open)
duodenum
geyser
coil (of wire), solenoid
space probe (takenga mai: pōkai - travel about; ātea - space) (kupu kē atu: toro ātea)
nucleoid
epididymis
armature (takenga mai: pōkai - coil [of wire]; huri - to turn)
heat, hot (kupu kē atu: wera)
silviculture (takenga mai: pokapoka - plant in holes; rākau - tree) (kupu kē atu: onorākau)
hypocentre, focus point (takenga mai: pokapū – middle, centre; roto – inside)
epicentre (takenga mai: pokapū – middle, centre; waho – outside)
agitated, stirred up (of a liquid)
infection, infectious
nymph
larynx, voice box (kupu kē atu: paeoro)
joint (of body)
arthritis (takenga mai: pona – joint [of the body]; kakā – inflamed) (kupu kē atu: uruumu pona)
rheumatoid arthritis (kupu kē atu: kaiponapona)
ball and socket joint
pivot joint
saddle joint
hinge joint
nasal cavity, nasal passage (takenga mai: pongā [pongāihu] – nostril; hau [hau takiwā] – air)
nostril
reliable, reliability
decompose (takenga mai: popo – rotten, decayed, worm eaten)
patella, kneecap
biodegradable, decay (takenga mai: pōpopo – rotten, decayed, worm-eaten)
non-biodegradable
phylum (classification of organism) (takenga mai: pori – tribe)
prism
bar magnet
glass prism
gout (kupu kē atu: kauti [kupu whakawhiti])
podocarp (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
carbon disc
dispose of, disposable (kupu kē atu: ākiri)
axis of rotation
ray box
power pack
fuse box
light box
pylon (takenga mai: pou - post; hiko - electricity; matua - main)
lunar eclipse (kupu kē atu: āraitanga Marama)
zenith, high point, pinnacle
propane (tohu: C3H8) (takenga mai: po - He kupu mino.; waro [waiwaro] – hydrocarbon)
duct (takenga mai: pū – pipe, tube)
delivery tube
melting point (kupu kē atu: pae rewa)
bile duct
seminal vesicle
freezing point (kupu kē atu: pae whakatoka)
flower (kupu kē atu: puāwai, puaka)
spore (takenga mai: pua – seed, flower; atua [whare atua] – mushroom) (kupu kē atu: pata)
urethra (takenga mai: pūaha - river mouth, opening; mimi - urine)
snow (kupu kē atu: hukarere*)
photon (takenga mai: pū – origin, source, cause; aho – light)
white light
flower (kupu kē atu: pua, puāwai)
wind-dispersed seed
vulva
pistil, carpel (kupu kē atu: hema-uwha)
comet (kupu kē atu: unahiroa*)
opaque (takenga mai: pūataata – transparent, clear)
transparent (kupu kē atu: kōataata)
flower (kupu kē atu: pua, puaka)
nebulae
electrical engineering (takenga mai: pū – skilled person; hanga – make, build; hiko – electricity)
civil engineering (takenga mai: pū – skilled person; hanga – make, build, fashion; metarahi – great)
volcanic plume
mechanical engineering (takenga mai: pū – skilled person; hanga – make, build, fashion; pūrere – machine, device)
electronic engineering (takenga mai: pū – skilled person; hanga – make, build, fashion; tāhiko – electronic)
hydraulic engineering (takenga mai: pū – skilled person; hanga – make, build, fashion; waipēhi – hydraulics)
buoyant, buoyancy (kupu kē atu: pūrewa ~tanga)
chloride (tohu: Cl-) (takenga mai: pū [pūhui] – compound; haumāota – chlorine) (kupu kē atu: kōrai [kupu mino])
antennae (of an insect)
battery (takenga mai: pū – origin, source; hiko – electricity)
lithium battery
nickel cadmium battery
lead acid battery
nuclear reactor (takenga mai: pū [pūrere] – device; hohe [tauhohe] – reaction; karihi – nucleus, nuclear)
juvenile, hatchling
compound (takenga mai: pū ‒ origin, source; hui ‒ come together, double up)
ionic compound
chemical compound
organic compound
transducer (takenga mai: pū [pūrere] - device; huri - to convert, change)
commutator (takenga mai: pū - source, origin, centre; huri - turn; hiko - electricity)
puberty
volcano
volcano (cone-shaped) (takenga mai: puia – volcano; koeko – cone)
volcano (dome) (takenga mai: puia – volcano; kōpuku – swelling, rounded)
extinct volcano
dormant volcano
active volcano
shield volcano (takenga mai: puia – volcano; pākai – bulwark, shield, screen)
chromosome (takenga mai: pū – source, origin; ira – gene)
motor, engine (takenga mai: pū – source, origin; kaha – strength)
electric motor
petrol motor
rocket engine
jet engine (takenga mai: pūkaha - motor; torohaki - impel, thrust)
pneumonia (takenga mai: pūkahu [pūkahukahu] ‒ lungs; kakā ‒ inflamed)
lung (kupu kē atu: pukapuka)
oesophagus, gullet (takenga mai: pū - tube; kai - food)
femur, thigh bone
humerus, upper arm bone (kupu kē atu: peke)
fallopian tube, oviduct
producer (organism) (takenga mai: pū ‒ origin, source; kame ‒ food)
bromine (tohu: Br) (takenga mai: pū [pūmotu] – element; kane [kanekane] – pungent) (kupu kē atu: paraumini [kupu mino])
lung (kupu kē atu: pūkahukahu)
chloroplast (kupu kē atu: pūmāota)
bitter (kupu kē atu: kawa, hīmoemoe)
conductor
electrical conductor (kupu kē atu: kakawe hiko)
heat conductor, thermal conductor
semiconductor (takenga mai: pūkawe - conductor; whakatina - to restrain, restrict, limit)
non-conductor
superconductor
moss
algal bloom (takenga mai: pūkohu [pūkohu wai] – algae; ngaruru – abundant, flourishing)
toxic algal bloom
algae (takenga mai: pūkohu ‒ moss; wai ‒ water) (kupu kē atu: kapoke)
lichen (kupu kē atu: angiangi)
egg case, egg sac
scrotum (takenga mai: pūkoro - pocket, pouch; raho - testes)
trachea, windpipe
fluoride (tohu: F-) (takenga mai: pū [pūhui] – compound; kōwhai [haukōwhai] – fluorine) (kupu kē atu: whuruai [kupu mino])
stomach, abdomen
electrical generator (takenga mai: puku – stomach; hiko – electricity)
alternator (takenga mai: pukuhiko - generator; hohoko - alternating)
dynamo
van de Graaff generator
fertile (of an organism) (kupu kē atu: matahua)
hard drive (takenga mai: puku - stomach; mārō - hard, solid)
infertile (of an organism) (kupu kē atu: matapā)
benign tumour
malignant tumour
chloroplast (kupu kē atu: pūkāriki)
scanner (takenga mai: pū [pūrere] - device; matawai - look closely)
chemical substance (takenga mai: pū – origin, source, main stock; matū – chemical matter)
reactant
product (of a chemical reaction)
conservation of mass
conservation of energy
element (chemical) (takenga mai: pū ‒ origin, source; motu ‒ anything isolated)
trace element (takenga mai: pūmotu - element; waiwai - essential, vital, crucial)
protein (takenga mai: pū ‒ origin, source; pūhui ‒ compound; mua ‒ front)
enzyme (takenga mai: pūmua ‒ protein; whākōkī ‒ catalyst)
gene pool (kupu kē atu: mātāira)
deep aquifer, artesian bore
spring (water), well
system (takenga mai: pū – base, foundation; naha [nahanaha] – well arranged, in good order)
respiratory system
immune system
ecosystem (takenga mai: pūnaha ‒ system; hauropi ‒ ecology)
national grid
nervous system
Global Positioning System, GPS (takenga mai: pūnaha ‒ system; kimi ‒ search; taunga ‒ location)
skeletal system
digestive system
hormonal system, endocrine system
sensory system
cardiovascular system, circulatory system
excretory system, urinary system
cosmos (kupu kē atu: tātai tuarangi)
muscular system
lymphatic system
control system
reproductive system
taxonomy, classification system
power station (takenga mai: puna – spring, well up, flow; hiko – electricity)
geothermal power station
hydroelectric power station
coal-fired power station
lysosome (takenga mai: pū – origin, source; naku [nakunaku] – digestion)
digester (takenga mai: pū [pūrere] – machine, device; nakunaku – digest, reduce to fragments)
tarsal, ankle bone
capacitor (tohu: 
) (takenga mai: pūnga ‒ lie in a heap; iahiko ‒ electric current)
energy (kupu kē atu: ngao)
light energy
magnetic energy
wind energy
radiant energy
electrical energy
hydropower
nuclear energy, atomic energy
alternative energy (takenga mai: pūngao – energy; kē – different, of another kind)
bioenergy
solar energy
elastic energy
chemical energy
chemical potential energy
potential energy (kupu kē atu: pūngao torohū)
waste energy
kinetic energy
geothermal energy (kupu kē atu: pūngao puia)
active energy
sound energy
heat energy (kupu kē atu: ngao wera)
geothermal energy (kupu kē atu: pūngao ngāwhā)
energy output
gravitational energy
potential energy (kupu kē atu: pūngao moe)
energy input
useful energy
renewable energy
non-renewable energy (takenga mai: pūngao – energy; whatungarongaro – disappear)
pumice
ash
sulphur (tohu: S) (takenga mai: pungatara – native sulphur) (kupu kē atu: hawha [kupu mino], pūngāwhā*)
sulphur dioxide (tohu: SO2) (kupu kē atu: hawha ōkai-rua [kupu mino])
sulphur trioxide (tohu: SO3) (kupu kē atu: hawha ōkai-toru [kupu mino])
sulphur (tohu: S) (kupu kē atu: hawha [kupu mino], pungatara*)
corrode, corrosion (takenga mai: pūnguru – worn down, worn away)
spring (mechanical)
slinky (takenga mai: pūniko – spring)
genus (classification of organism) (takenga mai: puninga – tribe, family)
tadpole
flask
distillation flask
measuring cylinder
retort
gas cylinder
conical flask
blowpipe
swell (of the body)
inbreed, inbreeding (kupu kē atu: aitata)
heat insulator, thermal insulator (kupu kē atu: ārai pōkākā)
light bulb, lamp (tohu: 
)
neon bulb
halogen bulb (takenga mai: pūrama – light bulb; kōnakonako – dazzling light, glare)
fluorescent bulb (takenga mai: pūrama – light bulb; kōrekoreko – dazzle)
incandescent bulb
LED (light emitting diode)
seed (kupu kē atu: kākano)
cirrus cloud (kupu kē atu: iorangi*)
incubator (takenga mai: pūrere - device; awhi - to sit on eggs, brood)
electrical device, appliance
centrifuge
buoyant, buoyancy (kupu kē atu: puhau ~tanga)
test tube holder
drug
brain stem
lagoon, pond (kupu kē atu: hāpua)
bung, plug
pulp
virgin pulp
electric plug
clone (takenga mai: pūrua – do a second time; tōkai – copulate; kore – not, negative)
mould (fungi)
aorta
central processing unit (tohu: CPU) (takenga mai: pū - centre, source; tāhiko - electronic; whakahaere - control, manage)
Earth science
symptom (kupu kē atu: tohumate)
cell (takenga mai: pū – origin, source; tau – be able)
gamete (kupu kē atu: tohuhema)
male gamete (takenga mai: pūtau – cell; hema – pudenda [external genital organs]; toa – male)
female gamete (takenga mai: pūtau – cell; hema – pudenda [external genetial organs]; uwha – female)
cell (electric)
solar cell
zygote (kupu kē atu: huanga)
nerve cell, neuron
blood cell, blood corpuscle
white blood cell, leucocyte
red blood cell, erythrocyte
cellulose (takenga mai: pūtau – cell; huka – sugar)
input device (takenga mai: pū [pūrere] - device; tā - causative prefix; uru - to enter, go in) (kupu kē atu: pūrere tāuru, rou whakauru)
unicellular, single-celled
tissue (of an organism)
vascular tissue (takenga mai: pūtautau – tissue; tariwai – xylem)
multicellular
Laetiporous portensosus (a type of fungi)
boron (tohu: B) (takenga mai: pū [pūmotu] – element; tiwha – gleam) (kupu kē atu: pōrana [kupu mino])
order (classification of organism) (takenga mai: pūtoi – tribe, family)
carbon sink
phosphorus (tohu: P) (takenga mai: pūtūtaewhetū – phosphorescent substance) (kupu kē atu: poporahi [kupu mino])
butane (tohu: C4H10) (takenga mai: pū - He kupu mino.; waro [waiwaro] – hydrocarbon)
syringe
r
day (kupu kē atu: rangi)
Sun (kupu kē atu: Tamanuiterā)
solar eclipse (kupu kē atu: āraitanga kōmaru)
winter solstice (kupu kē atu: Ihu o Hinetakurua)
summer solstice (kupu kē atu: Ihu o Hineraumati)
lahar (takenga mai: He kupu mino mai i te reo Javanese.)
testes, testicle
scoria (kupu kē atu: rangitoto)
terrarium (takenga mai: rāihi – small enclosure; kōataata – transparent)
concrete (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
ambidextrous (kupu kē atu: ringarua)
lactic acid (tohu: C3H6O3) (takenga mai: He kupu mino) (kupu kē atu: waikawa miraka moī)
gymnosperm, conifer (takenga mai: koroī – fruit of white pine)
full moon (kupu kē atu: Ōturu*)
artificial light
day (kupu kē atu: rā)
scoria (kupu kē atu: rahoto)
lava (kupu kē atu: tahepuia)
mix, mixture
Universal Indicator (takenga mai: ranu – mix; tae – colour; tohu – mark, sign, show)
rubber (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
molecule (takenga mai: rāpoi – cluster; ngota – atom)
rib
normal (perpendicular line)
leaf
deciduous (takenga mai: rau – leaf; horo – drop off) (kupu kē atu: tokerauhoro)
frond (kupu kē atu: pītau, tētē)
sepal
evergreen (kupu kē atu: māotaota)
summer (kupu kē atu: matiti*)
food chain (takenga mai: raupapa – put in order; kame – eat, food)
energy chain
reactivity series (takenga mai: raupapa – put in order; hohe [tauhohe] – reaction [chemical])
petal
broadleaf (takenga mai: rau – leaf; rapa – anything broad and flat)
organism
host organism
protist, single-celled organism
waste strategy
artificial insemination (takenga mai: rau – place in; tātea – semen)
bronze
natural resource
raw material
renewable resource
non-renewable resource (takenga mai: rawa – resource; whatungarongaro – disappear)
genetic engineering, genetic modification
clip
peat
orgasm (kupu kē atu: tokomauri)
surface tension (takenga mai: renarena – taut, close; mata – surface)
gland
salivary gland
mumps, infectious parotitis (takenga mai: repe – gland; hūware – saliva; pupuhi – swell)
adrenal gland
sebaceous gland (takenga mai: repe – gland; noni – oil)
pancreas, pancreatic gland (takenga mai: repe – gland; taiaki huka – insulin)
thyroid gland
sweat gland
pituitary gland
prostate gland
mammary gland
swamp
pyroclastic flow (takenga mai: rere – flow; tipua – object of awe or terror)
convection current (takenga mai: rerenga [rere] – flow; ia- current; kawe - to carry)
menstruation, period (kupu kē atu: mate wahine, ikura ā-marama)
solar system (kupu kē atu: Whānau a Tamanuiterā)
waste stream
biodiversity (kupu kē atu: kanorau koiora)
osmosis (takenga mai: rere – flow; wai – water)
melt
eyelid (kupu kē atu: pae karu, kupu putaiao: blepharon, palpebra)
influenza, flu
pest (takenga mai: riha – nit, bad) (kupu kē atu: kīrearea)
introduced pest (kupu kē atu: kīrearea rāwaho)
ambidextrous (kupu kē atu: rakarua)
iron (tohu: Fe) (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
corrugated iron (takenga mai: kōwakawaka - grooved, fluted)
iron oxide (tohu: Fe2O3)
iron nitrate (tohu: Fe(NO3)3) (kupu kē atu: rino naiate [kupu mino])
iron sulphate (tohu: FeSO4) (kupu kē atu: rino hāwhate [kupu mino])
iron chloride (tohu: FeCl3) (kupu kē atu: rino kōrai [kupu mino])
iron hydroxide (tohu: Fe(OH)2) (kupu kē atu: rino haitorowai [kupu mino])
magnetite, lodestone (takenga mai: rino – iron; tō – pull)
fault line (takenga mai: ripa – ridge, boundary; hapa – fault, be in need of anything)
rodent (takenga mai: rīroi – rat)
wavelength
wetlands (kupu kē atu: kūkūwai)
tussock land
Milky Way (kupu kē atu: Mangōroa*)
preserve (food)
slope, gradient
Saturn
sense of smell
sense of taste
sense of touch
vaccine, vaccination (takenga mai: rongoā – remedy, preservative against sickness; ārai – ward off; mate – illness)
antibiotic
taxon, taxa, group
diffract, diffraction (takenga mai: roraha – spread out, expanded, scattered about)
volume (of a substance or container) (takenga mai: rō [roto] – inside; rahi – size)
brain
cerebrum (takenga mai: roro - brain; hiringa - inspiration)
cerebellum (takenga mai: roro - brain; tuarongo - back of the interior of a house)
elastic (takenga mai: roha - spread out, expanded) (kupu kē atu: kūtorotoro)
remote control (takenga mai: rou - a long stick used to reach anything, reach or procure by means of a pole; mamao - distant)
earthquake
seismic wave (takenga mai: rū – earthquake, tremor; whakawhiti – convey across, cross over)
crater
black hole (astronomy) (kupu kē atu: āputa rangi)
menopause (kupu kē atu: tūpātanga)
hair follicle
ovarian follicle (takenga mai: rua – pit, hole; kano [kākano] – seed)
landfill, rubbish dump
seed dispersal
foreshock
aftershock
tremor
t
colour (kupu kē atu: kano)
shin
contaminate
sap (kupu kē atu: tarawai)
miscarriage, abortion
spontaneous abortion, natural abortion
Asteroid Belt
bi-metal strip (takenga mai: tāhei – band, stripe; konu [konganuku] – metal; rua – two)
lava (takenga mai: tahe – exude, flow; puia – volcano) (kupu kē atu: rangitoto)
pillow lava (takenga mai: tahepuia – lava; rō – in; wai – water)
amber (fossilised tree resin) (takenga mai: tahe – sap of a tree; toka [totoka] – solid) (kupu kē atu: tarawai totoka)
electronic (takenga mai: tā – carve, fashion, causative prefix; hiko – electricity)
combust, burn, ignite (kupu kē atu: ngingiha)
aurora australis
sand dune
disease, illness (kupu kē atu: mate)
sandy shore (kupu kē atu: takutai onepū)
tide
ebb tide, low tide (kupu kē atu: tai timu*)
spring tide (kupu kē atu: tai nunui*)
neap tide (kupu kē atu: tai ririki*)
spring tide (kupu kē atu: tai huki*)
high tide (kupu kē atu: tai tū*)
neap tide (kupu kē atu: tai ninihi*)
ebb tide, low tide (kupu kē atu: tai heke*)
high tide (kupu kē atu: tai pari*)
laser (takenga mai: taiaho [taiahoaho] - very bright)
hormone (takenga mai: tai – prefix sometimes with a qualifying force; aki [akiaki] – urge on)
insulin (takenga mai: taiaki - hormone; huka - sugar)
sex hormone, reproductive hormone
testosterone
thyroxine
progesterone (takenga mai: taiaki – hormone; tūmua – precede)
rooting hormone
oestrogen
prolactin
endorphin, endomorphin
environment
male reproductive organs
female reproductive organs
reproductive organs, sexual organs
intertidal zone
mudflat
adolescent, adolescence, youth
dioxin (takenga mai: oke [tāoke] - toxic; taioke - he kupu mino)
nutrient, nutrition
quadrant frame
science laboratory
Periodic Table (takenga mai: taka – lie in a heap; pūmotu – element)
sedge (plant)
packaging, wrapping
tibia, shin bone
calf muscle (kupu kē atu: ateate, hīkari, tapuhau)
silicon (tohu: Si) (takenga mai: takawai – quartz) (kupu kē atu: hirikana [kupu mino])
humidity (kupu kē atu: pīpīwai)
kaleidoscope (takenga mai: taka – revolve; takawhīwhiwhi – entangled, interlaced)
endemic
Southern Cross (kupu kē atu: Māhutonga*)
kidney (kupu kē atu: whanewhane, mama)
sphincter
valve (takenga mai: taki – lead, bring along; rere – flow)
rocket (takenga mai: tākiri – rush, charge; Rangi – Sky, heaven, upper regions)
ice age (takenga mai: takiwā - period of time; kōpaka - ice)
water vapour (kupu kē atu: wairehu)
volatile
sprain (kupu kē atu: tanoi)
winter (kupu kē atu: hōtoke*)
sandy shore (kupu kē atu: tāhuna)
Pluto (kupu kē atu: Whiro)
Sun (kupu kē atu: Rā)
cultivate (soil) (kupu kē atu: pāpako, ngaki)
solvent (takenga mai: tā – causative prefix; meha [memeha] – be dissolved)
fire blanket
fontanelle (kupu kē atu: koama)
taproot (kupu kē atu: more)
splint (chemistry) (takenga mai: tā – stem, causative prefix; mura – blaze)
vertebrae
cervical vertebrae
lumbar vertebra
Neptune
tungsten (tohu: W) (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
deioniser
sprain (kupu kē atu: takoki)
fault (geological) (kupu kē atu: hapa)
toxic (takenga mai: tā – prefix having causative force; oke – ill, ailing)
eco-product (takenga mai: taonga - property, goods, object; tau - befitting, calm, settled; taiao - environment; tautaiao - environmentally friendly)
carbon footprint
vagina (kupu kē atu: tenetene, puketona, tore, teke)
electric hotplate (takenga mai: tārahu – native oven; hiko – electricity)
stapes, stirrup
heartburn (kupu kē atu: koeha)
thorax
sap (kupu kē atu: tahe)
amber (kupu kē atu: tahetoka)
saddle (of a worm) (takenga mai: tarawhiti – hoop, ring, encircle)
pendulum
suspend, suspension (takenga mai: tārewa – hanging, afloat)
phloem (takenga mai: tari – carry; kai – food) (kupu kē atu: kōkai)
ear
inner ear
middle ear
outer ear
xylem (takenga mai: tari – carry; wai – water) (kupu kē atu: kōtai)
preservative (takenga mai: tā – causative prefix; roki [rokiroki] – preserve)
weed (kupu kē atu: māheuheu)
stem or stalk of a plant (kupu kē atu: tō)
chemical formula (takenga mai: tātai – calculate, arrange, set in order; matū – chemical)
cosmos (kupu kē atu: pūnaha tukupū)
titration (takenga mai: tātai – measure; kukū – concentration)
filter, filtration (takenga mai: tātari – strain, sift, strainer, sieve)
light filter
colour filter
waste audit
sperm
zodiac (takenga mai: tātua - belt; poutiriao - spiritual guardian)
ear wax, cerumen
year
light year
atomic number (takenga mai: tau – number; iraoho – proton)
(atomic) mass number (takenga mai: tau – number; karihi – nucleus)
leap year (takenga mai: tau – year; kuhu – insert, join; rangi – day)
stigma (of plant)
recyclable (takenga mai: tau - be possible; hangarua - recycle)
electroplating (takenga mai: tā – causative prefix; uhi – cover; hiko – electricity)
reaction (chemical) (takenga mai: tau – prefix denoting a reciprocal action; hohe [whakahohe] – energise, invigorate)
nuclear reaction
chemical reaction (takenga mai: tau – prefix denoting a reciprocal action; hohe [whakahohe] – energise, invigorate; matū – chemical)
combustion reaction
reduction reaction (takenga mai: tauhohe – reaction; heke – descend)
oxidation reaction (takenga mai: tauhohe – reaction; hiki – lift up, raise)
electrolysis (takenga mai: tauhohe – reaction; pā – touch, strike; hiko – electricity)
endothermic reaction (takenga mai: tauhohe – reaction; pau – consumed; wera – heat)
exothermic reaction (takenga mai: tauhohe - reaction; puta – come forth, come out; wera – heat)
weight, heavy (takenga mai: taumaha – heavy)
waste recovery (takenga mai: taumanu - to take possession of, repossess, reclaim) (kupu kē atu: whakaaraara para)
resource recovery (takenga mai: taumanu - to take possession of, repossess, reclaim) (kupu kē atu: whakaaraara rawa tawhito)
variable (kupu kē atu: taurangi)
cap
population (takenga mai: tau – count; pori – people, tribe)
interdependent, interdependence (takenga mai: taupuhipuhi – lean on one another)
space station (takenga mai: taupuni – place of assignation; ātea – space)
recycling centre (takenga mai: taupuni – place of assignation; hangarua – recycle)
transfer station (kupu kē atu: taupuni para)
electric cord
dehydrate, dehydrated (takenga mai: tauraki – dry by exposure to the sun, dried)
drought
freeze-dry
variable (takenga mai: taurangi – unsettled, changing, changeable) (kupu kē atu: tāupe)
independent variable (takenga mai: taurangi – variable; rāwekeweke – manipulate) (kupu kē atu: taurangi wehe kē)
dependent variable (takenga mai: taurangi - variable; whakamauru - lean upon)
control variable (takenga mai: taurangi – variable; whakatina – fasten, fix, put under restraint)
miscible (takenga mai: tau – be possible; ranu – mix)
immiscible (takenga mai: tau – be possible; ranu – mix; kore – not, negative)
pulley (takenga mai: tauru – roller)
biennial
annual
eco~, environmentally friendly (takenga mai: tau [tautoko] - to support; tau – befitting, calm, settled; taiao – environment)
perennial
identify, identification
define, specify
point on a scale (takenga mai: tau - number; whata [āwhata] - scale)
caldera (takenga mai: tawhā – crack, chasm)
microscope slide (takenga mai: tawhera - to be open, gaping)
distance, distance (kupu kē atu: mamao, pāmamao)
Te Niao Ahi o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa
Pacific Rim of Fire (takenga mai: niao – rim, edge; ahi – fire; Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa – Pacific Ocean)
Gondwanaland
sclera
altitude (takenga mai: teitei – high, lofty) (kupu kē atu: tiketike)
amplitude
goitre (kupu kē atu: mate pukukakī)
clot (blood), coagulate
blood clot
nature table
speed
speed of light
speed of sound (kupu kē atu: tere oro)
terminal velocity (takenga mai: tere - speed; mōrahi - maximum, upper limit)
constant speed
average speed
velocity (takenga mai: tere - speed; whai - to possess; ahu - direction)
anus (kupu kē atu: tou*)
intestine, bowel, gut (kupu kē atu: kōpiro)
frond (kupu kē atu: pītau, rauhuru)
coagulate
algal film
accurate, correct, valid, accuracy
sunburn
altitude (kupu kē atu: teitei)
diarrhoea (kupu kē atu: koiangi, tororere)
coccyx, tailbone
germinate, germination
switch off (an electric current or device) (kupu kē atu: whakaweto, whakapoko)
villi (takenga mai: tīngoingoi – protuberance, knob)
tin (tohu: Sn) (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
crystal (takenga mai: tio – ice; ata [kōataata] – transparent)
crystal violet
urea (kupu kē atu: matū mimi)
resound, resonant (kupu kē atu: pāorooro)
node (takenga mai: tīpona – form a swelling or knot)
lymph node
plant (takenga mai: tipu – shoot, bud, growth)
non-seedbearing plant
herbaceous plant (takenga mai: māotaota - be evergreen)
epiphyte (takenga mai: tipu – plant; pipiri – stick, adhere, cling)
non-flowering plant
seedbearing plant
flowering plant, angiosperm
terabyte (tohu: TB) (takenga mai: tiriona - trillion [kupu mino]; wae - unit of measurement; matihiko - digital) (kupu kē atu: terapaita [kupu mino])
culture (cultivation of micro-organisms) (takenga mai: tipu - to grow; mōkito - minute, small)
glow-worm
barren (land) (kupu kē atu: hahore)
graze (for food) (takenga mai: tītongi – peck at, nibble)
trunk (of a tree) (kupu kē atu: kahiwi*)
iris (eye)
pull (force)
stem or stalk (of a plant) (kupu kē atu: tātā, kakau)
gravity (takenga mai: tō – pull; papa – the Earth)
male (plant or animal)
spawn, roe (kupu kē atu: paratau)
toxic residue
detritus (takenga mai: toenga - left overs; whakapopo - cause to rot or decay)
mean, average (takenga mai: toha [tohatoha] – distribute; rite – balanced, equivalent)
whale (kupu kē atu: ika moana*)
compass (to show direction) (kupu kē atu: kāpehu)
radiometer (takenga mai: tohu – sign, signal; hihi – ray, radiation)
litmus (takenga mai: tohu – mark, sign, show; waikawa – acid)
gamete (kupu kē atu: pūtau hema)
Celsius
vine (kupu kē atu: aka*)
vibrate, vibration
sustainable, sustainability (takenga mai: toitū – permanent)
rock
metamorphic rock (takenga mai: toka – rock; kāhua – form, appearance; rau – many)
igneous rock (kupu kē atu: toka ngiha)
bauxite (takenga mai: toka – rock; konumohe – aluminium)
conglomerate (rock) (takenga mai: toka – rock; māhurehure – cut to pieces, reduced to fragments)
igneous rock (takenga mai: toka – rock; ngiha – fire, burn) (kupu kē atu: toka kōngutu)
sedimentary rock (takenga mai: toka – rock; parataiao - sediment)
volcanic rock
intrusive rock
extrusive rock
impermeable rock (takenga mai: toka - rock; tuku - to release, let down, allow; kore - negative)
permeable rock (takenga mai: toka - rock; tuku - release, let down, allow; noa - unimpeded)
ore (takenga mai: toka – stone, rock; huke – dig up, expose by removing earth)
sexual intercourse, copulate (kupu kē atu: ai*)
mudstone
granite
asteroid (kupu kē atu: aorangi iti)
magma (takenga mai: toka – rock; rewa – melt)
autumn (kupu kē atu: ngahuru)
deciduous (kupu kē atu: rauhoro)
thrust, propel (takenga mai: tōkiri - to shove, thrust lengthwise) (kupu kē atu: torohaki)
evaporate (kupu kē atu: whakaeto)
nodule, wart
trolley
clitoris
bladder
rectum
force (takenga mai: tō – pull; pana – push)
drag (opposing force) (takenga mai: tōpana – force; ātete – oppose, resist)
magnetic force
lift (takenga mai: tōpana – force; hiki – lift up, raise)
electrostatic force
non-contact force
contact force
repulsive force
compression force
attractive force
constant force
tension force
net force
balanced force
push force (takenga mai: ue - to push, shove, shake) (kupu kē atu: pana)
torque (takenga mai: tōpana – force; whakahuri – turn)
centripetal force (takenga mai: tōpana - force; whakaroto - toward the inside)
upthrust (takenga mai: tōpana – force; whakarunga – upward direction)
centrifugal force (takenga mai: tōpana - force; whakawaho - in an outward direction)
polar ice cap
bulb (of a plant)
polarity (takenga mai: tō - to pull; ranga - suffix forderived noun; tō [tōraro] - negative; tō [tōrunga] - positive)
negative (electricity) (takenga mai: tō – that of, pertaining to; raro – below, down)
eardrum
probe
jet
thrust (kupu kē atu: tōkiri)
hyphae
bud (of a plant) (kupu kē atu: wana*)
larva
positive (electricity) (takenga mai: tō – that of, pertaining to; runga – above)
condense, condensation (takenga mai: tōtā – sweat, condensed vapour)
precipitation (takenga mai: tōtā – condensation; wairehu – water vapour) (kupu kē atu: hekenga wai)
salt (kupu kē atu: pāhare)
blood, bleed
deoxygenated blood
oxygenated blood
sink (become submerged)
solid (takenga mai: toka – stone, rock, solid; totoka – become solid, set) (kupu kē atu: utoka)
biosolid
anus (kupu kē atu: tero*)
backbone, spine (kupu kē atu: iwituaroa, tuakoko)
invertebrate
axis (of a graph) (takenga mai: tuaka - midrib of a leaf)
midrib (of a leaf)
solstice
northern hemisphere (takenga mai: tuakoi – divide, separate, boundary, division; raki – north)
southern hemisphere (takenga mai: tuakoi – divide, separate, boundary, division; tonga – south)
deforestation (takenga mai: tua - to fell, cut down; ngahere - forest) (kupu kē atu: whakarake)
space (astronomy) (kupu kē atu: ātea)
stage of growth (of an organism) (takenga mai: tūā [tūāomo] – stage of a journey; tupu – to grow)
spectrum (takenga mai: tūāwhiorangi – rainbow or personification thereof)
electromagnetic spectrum
ejaculate, ejaculation
solder (takenga mai: tūhoto – join)
obsidian (kupu kē atu: mātara*)
investigate, investigation
practical investigation
ribosome (takenga mai: tui – bind; pūmua – protein)
process (takenga mai: tukatuka - to start up, proceed forward)
Close the Loop, sustainable process (takenga mai: tukanga – process; toitū – sustainable)
transmit, transmission
immunise, immunisation, inoculate
denitrification
black smokers
ovulate, ovulation
impermeable (takenga mai: tuku – allow, let; kore – not, negative)
pathogen
heredity
permeable (takenga mai: tuku – allow, let; noa – without restraint)
loudspeaker (takenga mai: tuku - to release, give off; oro - sound)
excrete (kupu kē atu: whakatikotiko)
respiration (takenga mai: tuku – release, let go; pūngao – energy)
semipermeable (takenga mai: tuku – allow, let; taritari – strain, sift)
transpire, transpiration (takenga mai: tuku – let go; wai – water)
Mars (kupu kē atu: Matawhero)
mordant (kupu kē atu: whakaū kano)
retort stand
pupa
menopause (kupu kē atu: ruahinetanga)
storm (kupu kē atu: āwhā*)
inertia (takenga mai: tū - to stand, to remain; puku - quiet, still)
light (radiant) (kupu kē atu: aho*)
ecological niche
formula (takenga mai: ture – rule; tātai – calculate)
knee joint
vermicast (kupu kē atu: paranoke)
segmented (takenga mai: tūtanga - portion, segment)
preserve (in fat)
land breeze (kupu kē atu: hauwhenua*)
u
rain (kupu kē atu: marangai*)
frontal rain (takenga mai: aro – front; tuki [tukituki] – batter, dash)
orographic rain (takenga mai: ikeike – high, lofty)
acid rain (takenga mai: ua – rain; kawa [waikawa] – acid)
gluteus maximus
trapezius
convectional rain (takenga mai: ua – rain; pārūrū – sultry, hot)
deltoid
hail (kupu kē atu: hukātara*)
pectoral muscle
bicep
tricep
muscle
involuntary muscle, smooth muscle (takenga mai: uaua – muscle; aunoa –automatic) (kupu kē atu: uaua maheni)
voluntary muscle (takenga mai: uaua – muscle; au – current; taki – lead, bring along)
cardiac muscle
quadricep
cover slip (takenga mai: uhi - to cover over; angiangi - thin, fine)
lightning (kupu kē atu: kanapu*)
clay
meteor, shooting star (kupu kē atu: kōkiri*)
comet (kupu kē atu: puaroa*)
penis
erection
progeny, offspring (kupu kē atu: aitanga, hua)
undergrowth, shrub layer
adapt, adaptation (takenga mai: uru – enter; tau – settle down)
structural adaptation
functional adaptation, physiological adaptation
behavioural adaptation
arthritis (kupu kē atu: pona kakā)
solid (kupu kē atu: totoka)
female (plant or animal)
w
geologic time (kupu kē atu: tuauri whāioio)
ampere (amp) (tohu: A) (takenga mai: wae [waeine] - unit of measurement; iahiko – electric current)
volt (tohu: V)
decibel (tohu: dB) (takenga mai: wae [waeine] – unit of measurement; pā [kahapā] – intensity; oro – sound)
ohm (tohu: Ω) (takenga mai: wae [waeine] - unit of measurement; pare – turn aside, ward off, divert; hiko – electricity)
joule (tohu: J) (takenga mai: wae [waeine] - unit of measurement; pū – source, origin; ngoi – energy) (kupu kē atu: hure [kupu mino])
wire (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)
insulated wire
power lines
fuse wire (takenga mai: waea – wire; kati – block up, obstruct, barrier; ara – way, path, means of conveyance)
filament (of a light bulb)
inoculating loops
component (takenga mai: wae – part; hanga – build, make, fashion)
unit of measurement
watt (takenga mai: wae [waeine] – unit of measurement; kaha – power) (kupu kē atu: wata)
byte (tohu: B) (takenga mai: wae - unit of measurement; matihiko - digital) (kupu kē atu: paita [kupu mino])
polymer (takenga mai: wae – unit; rau –multitude, number)
tripod (takenga mai: wae [waewae] – foot; toru – three)
cervix
organelle (takenga mai: wāhanga – part; pūtau – cell)
estuary (kupu kē atu: ngutuawa)
water (tohu: H2O)
methylated spirits (takenga mai: wai – liquid; ewaro – ethane)
digestive juices (kupu kē atu: wai nakunaku)
digestive juices (kupu kē atu: wai kūnatu)
leachate (takenga mai: wai - water, liquid; papī - ooze, leak, seep) (kupu kē atu: wai whakapākeka)
runoff (takenga mai: wai - water; rere - to flow; noa - without restraint)
decolorizer
leachate (takenga mai: pākeka – land that has been exhausted by cultivation) (kupu kē atu: wai papī)
bile
hydroxide (tohu: OH-) (takenga mai: wai – water; hā [hāora] – oxygen) (kupu kē atu: haitorowai [kupu mino])
ethanol (tohu: C2H5OH)
nectar
amniotic fluid (takenga mai: wai – water, liquid; kahu – membrane enveloping a foetus)
aqueous humour (takenga mai: wai - liquid; karu - eye)
acid (takenga mai: wai – water, liquid; kawa – bitter, sour, unpleasant taste)
amino acid (takenga mai: waikawa – acid; amino - He kupu mino.)
ethanoic acid, acetic acid (tohu: CH3COOH) (kupu kē atu: waikawa winika)
nitric acid (tohu: HNO3) (kupu kē atu: waikawa naiate [kupu mino])
mineral acid
methanoic acid, formic acid (tohu: HCOOH)
fatty acid
hydrochloric acid (tohu: HCl) (kupu kē atu: waikawa kōrai [kupu mino])
gastric acid (kupu kē atu: waipuku)
sulphuric acid (tohu: H2SO4) (kupu kē atu: waikawa hāwhate [kupu mino])
citric acid, hydrogen citrate (tohu: C6H8O7)
tartaric acid (tohu: C4H6O6) (takenga mai: tātariki - he kupu mino)
carbonic acid (tohu: H2CO3) (kupu kē atu: waikawa kāpona [kupu mino])
organic acid
ethanoic acid, acetic acid (tohu: CH3COOH) (kupu kē atu: waikawa ewaro)
rust
dilute
groundwater (takenga mai: wai - water; nuku - earth)
alkali (takenga mai: wai – water; pāhua [pāpāhua] – base)
sediment (kupu kē atu: parataiao, parakiwai)
hydraulic (takenga mai: wai - water; pēhi - to press down)
alcohol (kupu kē atu: waiwaihā)
manure (kupu kē atu: maniua [kupu mino], whakamōmona)
compost (takenga mai: wairākau – manure)
water vapour (kupu kē atu: tākohu)
semen (takenga mai: wai - fluid; tātea - sperm)
cytoplasm (takenga mai: wai – water, liquid; tepe – congeal, coagulate)
lymph, lymphatic fluid (takenga mai: wai - liquid, fluid; tinana - body)
sleet
extraction buffer (takenga mai: wai - liquid; wāhi - to break open; pūtau - cell)
alcohol (kupu kē atu: waipiro)
hydrocarbon
spacecraft (kupu kē atu: waka tuarangi)
space shuttle (takenga mai: waka – vehicle; kōpiko – go alternately in opposite directions; tuarangi – space)
spacecraft (kupu kē atu: waka ātea)
wax (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: harare)
friction (takenga mai: waku – rub, scrape, abrade)
seedling, young shoot
bud (of a plant) (kupu kē atu: toroihi*)
coal (kupu kē atu: waro koranehe)
carbon (tohu: C) (takenga mai: waro – burning coals, charcoal) (kupu kē atu: kāpona [kupu mino])
carbon dioxide (tohu: CO2) (kupu kē atu: hauhā, kāpona ōkai-rua [kupu mino])
carbon monoxide (tohu: CO) (kupu kē atu: haukino, kāpona ōkai-tahi [kupu mino])
coal (kupu kē atu: waro)
carbohydrate (takenga mai: waro – carbon; wai – water; hā [hāora] - oxygen)
watt (takenga mai: He kupu mino) (kupu kē atu: wae kaha)
chemical decomposition
thermal decomposition
octane (tohu: C8H18) (takenga mai: wa [waru] – eight; waro [waiwaro] – hydrocarbon)
liquid (kupu kē atu: wai)
filtrate (takenga mai: wē – liquid; tātari – filter)
fission (takenga mai: wehe – separate; karihi – nucleus, nuclear)
cell division (takenga mai: wehe – detach, divide; pūtau – cell)
equator (takenga mai: weherua – divide into two)
heat, hot (kupu kē atu: pōkākā)
wattle (of a bird) (kupu kē atu: peruperu)
tentacle
root hair
plasma (takenga mai: wē – liquid; toto – blood)
fibre (kupu kē atu: kaka)
muscle fibre
ethanoate, acetate, vinegar (tohu: CH3CO2-) (takenga mai: winika – vinegar [kupu mino]) (kupu kē atu: ahitate [kupu mino])
trundle wheel, measuring wheel
wh
sublimation (takenga mai: whā – causative prefix; haurehu – gas)
diode
immune, immunity (takenga mai: whai - to have; awhikiri - immunity)
ferrous, containing iron (takenga mai: whai - to have; rino - iron)
vertebrate (takenga mai: whai – possessing, equipped with; tuaiwi – backbone)
simulate, simulation (takenga mai: whaihanga - make, construct, manipulate; whai [tāwhai] - copy; hanga - construct)
meiosis (takenga mai: whā – causative prefix; iti – small; pūira – chromosome) (kupu kē atu: maiohi [kupu mino])
magnetic field
electric field
electron shell (takenga mai: whaitua – region, space; irahiko – electron)
gravitational field
force field (takenga mai: whaitua – region, space; tōpana – force) (kupu kē atu: mokowā tōpana)
organic (containing carbon) (takenga mai: whai - to have, possess; waro - carbon)
reflect, reflection
mirror, reflect, reflection
concave mirror
convex mirror
oscilloscope (takenga mai: whakaatu - to show, display; tikorikori - to quiver, wriggle)
emulsify, emulsion (takenga mai: whakaehu – disperse)
evaporate (kupu kē atu: tōmiti)
amplifier, amplify (takenga mai: whā – causative prefix; kaha – strength)
exhale
fertiliser (takenga mai: whaka – causative prefix, to make; haumako – rich, fertile)
artificial fertiliser
natural fertiliser
accelerate (kupu kē atu: whakatere)
direct drive, direct transmission (takenga mai: whakahuri - to turn; horipū - direct)
belt drive, belt transmission (takenga mai: whakahuri - to turn; tātua - belt)
conceive, conception
waste reduction
switch on (an electric current or device)
pipette filler
clamp
bulb holder (takenga mai: whakakopa - to clasp, clutch; pūrama - bulb)
expand (kupu kē atu: whakanui)
plant propagation (takenga mai: whakamakuru – make abundant, multiply; tipu – plant)
labour (birth)
desiccator (takenga mai: whaka - causative prefix; maroke - dry)
experiment, test, trial
fair test
control, keep steady
dropper (kupu kē atu: ngōpata)
moult
polio (takenga mai: whakamemeke – wasting, shrivelling of the limbs)
sustainable production (takenga mai: whakanao – manipulate, operate on, make; toitū – sustainable)
inhale
neutralise, neutralisation
expand (kupu kē atu: whakamakoha)
hypothesis
leach
narcotic (takenga mai: whaka – causative prefix; pōauau – mistaken, confused)
switch off (an electric current or device) (kupu kē atu: whakaweto ~a, tinei ~a)
fire extinguisher (takenga mai: whakapoko - to put out, extinguish; ahi - fire)
decelerate, deceleration (takenga mai: whaka – causative prefix, to make; pōturi – slow)
constant deceleration
reproduction, reproduce
sexual reproduction (takenga mai: whakaputa uri – reproduction; tō – be conceived; rua – two, double)
asexual reproduction (takenga mai: whakaputa uri – reproduction; tō – be conceived; tōtahi – single, alone)
deforest, deforestation (takenga mai: whaka - causative prefix; rake - bare, bald, barren) (kupu kē atu: tuangahere)
metabolism, metabolic (takenga mai: whakarau – cause to germinate, multiply; pūngao – energy)
classify, group
induced abortion
decide, determine
geological dating
accelerate (kupu kē atu: whakahohoro)
navigate, navigation
constant acceleration
translucent
sewage treatment
diet (restriction of food consumed) (takenga mai: whakatiki – keep short of food)
biological control (takenga mai: whakatina – overcome, confine, put under restraint; koiora – biology)
solidify, freeze (kupu kē atu: whakatoka, whātoka)
fertilise, fertilisation (reproduction) (takenga mai: whakatō – cause to conceive, plant, insert)
solidify, freeze (kupu kē atu: whakatio, whātoka)
in vitro fertilisation
condenser (of water vapour)
inoculate (introduce into a culture medium) (takenga mai: whakatupu – grow; pia – agar)
hydroponic
mordant (kupu kē atu: tūmau kano)
thermostat (takenga mai: whakaū - make firm; mahana - warm, warmth)
embryo insertion
liquefy, liquefaction
switch off (an electric current or device) (kupu kē atu: tinei ~a, whakapoko ~a)
birth, childbirth
waste exchange
heat transfer
energy transfer
catalyst (takenga mai: whā - causative prefix; kōkī [kōkīkī] - fast)
amylase (takenga mai: whākōkī - catalyst; hūware - saliva)
digestive enzyme (takenga mai: whākōkī - catalyst; nakunaku - to digest food)
lipase (takenga mai: whākōkī – catalyst; ngako – fat, lipid)
electrical charge (takenga mai: whana – thrust, impel, charge, rush; hiko – electricity)
negative charge
positive charge
family (classification of organism) (takenga mai: whānau – offspring, family group)
celestial bodies
breech birth (takenga mai: whānau [whakawhānau] – birth; kōaro – inverted, turned right around)
Caesarean section (takenga mai: whānau [whakawhānau] – birth; poka – cut out)
mammal (takenga mai: whāngote – suckle, cause to suck) (kupu kē atu: ngote ū)
primate (takenga mai: whāngote – mammal; waewae-rua – two-legged)
efficient, efficiency (takenga mai: whāomo [whāomoomo] – tend, use sparingly, husband)
soil conservation (takenga mai: whāomo [whāomoomo] – conservation; oneone – soil)
water conservation (takenga mai: whāomo [whāomoomo] – conservation; wai – water)
conserve, conservation (takenga mai: whāomoomo – tend, use sparingly, husband) (kupu kē atu: whakauka)
energy efficiency (takenga mai: whāomo [whāomoomo] –to conserve, use sparingly; pūngao – energy)
binocular microscope
observatory
extinct (of a species) (kupu kē atu: korehāhā)
sporangium (takenga mai: whare [whare tangata] - womb, uterus; pua atua - spore)
planetarium
eco-house
cocoon
ovary
gauze mat
chemical equation (balanced)
chemical equation (unbalanced)
phlegm (kupu kē atu: mare, whawharo)
test tube stand
reflecting telescope
solidify, freeze (takenga mai: whā - causative prefix; toka - to be firm, solid) (kupu kē atu: whakatoka, whakatio)
non-renewable (takenga mai: whatungarongaro – disappear)
sternum, breastbone
mitosis (takenga mai: whā – causitive prefix; ū – be firm, fixed; pūira - chromosome) (kupu kē atu: maitohi [kupu mino])
organ
land, country, ground
placenta, afterbirth (kupu kē atu: ewe)
continent (kupu kē atu: paparahi)
Uranus
star
supernova (takenga mai: whetū – star; ahoaho – pure white, shining) (kupu kē atu: pahūnga whetū)
the pointers (stars)
binary stars
cartilage
diet (food intake) (takenga mai: whiri [whiriwhiri] – select, choose; kai – food)
natural selection
Pluto (kupu kē atu: Tama-i-waho)
transistor
transformer
waste disposal