окружающая среда

см. тж. при температуре окружающей среды; температура окружающей среды; условия окружающей среды

The character of the clay minerals changes in passing from one environment to another.

The bath was insulated from the surroundings.

To understand how these molecules interact with the (surrounding) medium (or environment), ...

The rate of heat flow is proportional to the temperature difference between an object and its environment.

The activity of the solute in the (ambient) medium is high.

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