Holocene means the most recent epoch of the Quaternary period, extending from the end of the Pleistocene Epoch to the present.
Miscarriage means expulsion of the contents of a pregnant uterus at any period prior to or during the twenty-sixth week of pregnancy, but does not include any miscarriage, the causing of which is punishable under the Indian Penal Code;
Grab sample means an individual sample collected in less than 15 minutes in conjunction with an instantaneous flow measurement.
Clone means a non-flowering plant cut from a mother plant that is capable of developing into a new plant and has shown no signs of flowering.
aeroplane means a power-driven heavier-than-air aircraft, deriving its lift in flight chiefly from aerodynamic reactions on surfaces which remain fixed under given conditions of flight;