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Biology-Online Editable Wiki Dictionary
Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols and Abbreviations: From Wiley Interscience.
Acronyms related to Biological Informatics and Biodiversity: Lists from Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network plus many links to other biology glossaries and dictionaries.
Agriculture Glossary, A Glossary of Agricultural Terms, Programs and Laws. A product of the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress at the request of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture
biotechterms.org; Glossary of Biotechnology Terms: Online version of Glossary of Biotechnology Terms, 2nd ed, by Kimball R. Nill, with updates added by the author. Note: Olin Library has the 3rd ed.
Bioinformatics Educational Resource 2can Glossary: From European Bioinformatics Institute.
Bryological Glossary: From Missouri Botanical Garden Tropicos; includes French, German and Spanish translations.
Buzz Words: A Glossary of Minibeast Terms: from Young Entomologists Society
Chem-ID Plus: Chemical synonyms, structures, regulatory list information, and links to other databases containing information about the chemicals. More info.
Combined Chemical Dictionary (CCD) [ChemNetBase], consisting of: Dictionary of Commonly Cited Compounds Common Chemistry, CAS Registry Numbers and synonyms for approximately 7,800 chemicals of widespread general public interest Dictionary of Drugs Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds Dictionary of Natural Products Dictionary of Organic Compounds
Common Chemistry, CAS Registry Numbers and synonyms for approximately 7,800 chemicals of widespread general public interest
Dictionary of Agricultural and Environmental Science (2003) Knovel
Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2nd ed (1989) Knovel
Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology, 3rd ed.: Academic Press; requires online registration for frequent use. Paper edition is available in Biology Library.
Dictionary of (Ecological) Epidemiology
Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Healthcare Consumers
FAO Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture: from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Finding the Right Word: A guide to some useful online glossaries - Functional Genomics Resources: Links compiled at the Science Magazine site.
Forestry terminology: a glossary of technical terms used in forestry: Fully searchable online book, originally published by the Society of American Foresters in 1944.
GardenWeb Glossary of Botanical Terms
Genome Glossary: from Primer of Molecular Genetics (Dept. of Energy). Also includes a Human Genome Acronyms list.
Glossaries of Human Genetics/Genome Project Terms: from Univ. of Kansas Medical Center Genetics Education Center.
Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, rev. ed.: based of the Portland Press book by David M. Glick; also print version available.
Glossary of Biotechnology and Nanobiotechnology Terms, Fourth Edition (SCI-TECHnetBASE)
Hortus; a concise dictionary of gardening, general horticulture and cultivated plants in North America (1930) by L.H. Bailey & E.Z. Bailey: Full text, fully searchable, from Cornell University, Core Historical Literature of Agriculture; Hortus Second and Hortus Third editions available in print.
Hypermedia Glossary of Genetic Terms: by B. Schlindwein at Weihenstephan Information & Documentation Centre.
Illustrated Glossary of Plant Pathology - from American Phytopathological Society.
IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology: Compiled by the Royal Society of Chemistry; corrected version of 1997 book.
Kimball's Biology Pages: Not precisely a dictionary, but many definitions and mini-essays on biological topics, arranged alphabetically. Many include very nice illustrations.
Stedman's Medical Dictionary: WU use only, access from Becker Medical Library Stat!Ref.
Medilexicon: Over 70,000 medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical & healthcare acronyms and abbreviations.
medterms.com Medical Dictionary
Medical Dictionary on MedlinePlus.
Merck Index, An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals, 14th ed. (2006) now available and searchable through Knovel Library. Older editions are available in print; biology library has 12th ed, 1996.
MESH Browser: MeSH is a vocabulary of medical and scientific terms assigned to documents in PubMed by a team of experts. This browser gives definitions as well as hierarchical arrangements of related, broader and narrower terms. These terms can be used in many cases to search PubMed more efficiently than simple text words.
Multilingual Glossary of technical and popular medical terms in nine European Languages: Use "Speed Search" for words or word parts
Nomenclatural Glossary for Zoology (from BIOSIS): Also includes link to Zoological Record Taxonomic Hierarchy
Oxford Reference Online: Full-text. Contains about 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. FIVE concurrent users; click Log out when finished More info.Biology-related titles:
Dictionary of Biology
Dictionary of Ecology
Dictionary of Genetics, 7th ed.
Dictionary of Plant Sciences
Dictionary of Scientists
Dictionary of Statistics, 2nd ed.
Dictionary of Zoology
Encylopedia of Mammals, 3rd ed. "covers the behaviour, diet, distribution, and evolution of every known living mammal in the world;" some entries include photos and drawings
Concise Medical Dictionary
New Encyclopedia of Birds
Encyclopedia of Underwater Life
Dictionary of Environment and Conservation (2007)
All titles included in Oxford Reference Online
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology, by Armand R. Maggenti (2005)
Online Glossary of Technical Terms in Plant Pathology: edited by Phil A. Arneson at Cornell University.
Online Medical Dictionary: Published at the Dept. of Medical Oncology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Statistics Glossaries: by David M. Lane or by Philip B. Stark.
Sustainable Agriculture Definitions and Terms: National Agricultural Library, Special Reference Briefs Series no. SRB 99-02; September 1999. Compiled by: Mary V. Gold.
Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms: from National Human Genome Research Institute.
Terms of Environment: from EPA, included acronyms and abbreviations as well as definitions of terms related to the environment
Terminology Collection Online Dictionaries try the Special Language Glossaries: Glossaries arranged by subjects such as Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Forestry, Medicine, etc. From Dept. of Communication Studies, Univ. of Vaasa, Finland.
Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary: Entries for popular and scientific plant names.
UCMP (Univ. of California Museum of Paleontology) Glossary: Includes separate lists for Phylogenetics, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Ecology, Zoology, Botany, etc.
Water Words Dictionary: from Nevada Division of Water Planning
Who Named It?: Biographical dictionary of medical eponyms; includes information about diseases and about the people they are named after.
Wikipedia's List of Medical Abbreviations
General Dictionaries
Dictionaries and Thesauri
Acronym Finder
Onelook, the Faster Finder: Searches multiple dictionaries and glossaries including several in science and technology.
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online - French-English; English-French; German-English; English-German; Italian-English; English-Italian; Spanish-English; English-Spanish; more soon. 3 concurrent users allowed, please logoff. More info.
Language Dictionaries & Translators

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Bryological Glossary From Missouri Botanical Garden Tropicos; includes French, German and Spanish translations. Buzz Words: A Glossary of Minibeast Terms from Young Entomologists Society Chem-ID Plus Chemical synonyms, structures, regulatory list information, and links to other databases containing information about the chemicals. More info. Combined Chemical Dictionary (CCD) [ChemNetBase], consisting of: Dictionary of Commonly Cited Compounds Common Chemistry, CAS Registry Numbers and synonyms for approximately 7,800 chemicals of widespread general public interest Dictionary of Drugs Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds Dictionary of Natural Products Dictionary of Organic Compounds Dictionary of Agricultural and Environmental Science (2003) Knovel Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2nd ed (1989) Knovel Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology, 3rd ed. Academic Press; requires online registration for frequent use. Paper edition is available in Biology Library. Dictionary of (Ecological) Epidemiology Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Healthcare Consumers FAO Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Finding the Right Word: A guide to some useful online glossaries - Functional Genomics Resources Links compiled at the Science Magazine site. Forestry terminology: a glossary of technical terms used in forestry Fully searchable online book, originally published by the Society of American Foresters in 1944. GardenWeb Glossary of Botanical Terms Genome Glossary from Primer of Molecular Genetics (Dept. of Energy). Also includes a Human Genome Acronyms list. Glossaries of Human Genetics/Genome Project Terms from Univ. of Kansas Medical Center Genetics Education Center. Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, rev. ed. based of the Portland Press book by David M. Glick; also print version available. Glossary of Biotechnology and Nanobiotechnology Terms, Fourth Edition (SCI-TECHnetBASE) Hortus; a concise dictionary of gardening, general horticulture and cultivated plants in North America (1930) by L.H. Bailey & E.Z. Bailey Full text, fully searchable, from Cornell University, Core Historical Literature of Agriculture; Hortus Second and Hortus Third editions available in print. Hypermedia Glossary of Genetic Terms by B. Schlindwein at Weihenstephan Information & Documentation Centre. Illustrated Glossary of Plant Pathology - from American Phytopathological Society. IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology Compiled by the Royal Society of Chemistry; corrected version of 1997 book. Kimball's Biology Pages Not precisely a dictionary, but many definitions and mini-essays on biological topics, arranged alphabetically. Many include very nice illustrations. Stedman's Medical Dictionary WU use only, access from Becker Medical Library Stat!Ref. Medilexicon Over 70,000 medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical & healthcare acronyms and abbreviations. medterms.com Medical Dictionary Medical Dictionary on MedlinePlus. Merck Index, An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals, 14th ed. (2006) now available and searchable through Knovel Library. Older editions are available in print; biology library has 12th ed, 1996. MESH Browser MeSH is a vocabulary of medical and scientific terms assigned to documents in PubMed by a team of experts. This browser gives definitions as well as hierarchical arrangements of related, broader and narrower terms. These terms can be used in many cases to search PubMed more efficiently than simple text words. Multilingual Glossary of technical and popular medical terms in nine European Languages Use "Speed Search" for words or word parts Nomenclatural Glossary for Zoology (from BIOSIS) Also includes link to Zoological Record Taxonomic Hierarchy Oxford Reference Online Full-text. Contains about 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. FIVE concurrent users; click Log out when finished More info.Biology-related titles: Dictionary of Biology Dictionary of Ecology Dictionary of Genetics, 7th ed. Dictionary of Plant Sciences Dictionary of Scientists Dictionary of Statistics, 2nd ed. Dictionary of Zoology Encylopedia of Mammals, 3rd ed. "covers the behaviour, diet, distribution, and evolution of every known living mammal in the world;" some entries include photos and drawings Concise Medical Dictionary New Encyclopedia of Birds Encyclopedia of Underwater Life Dictionary of Environment and Conservation (2007) All titles included in Oxford Reference Online Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology, by Armand R. Maggenti (2005) Online Glossary of Technical Terms in Plant Pathology edited by Phil A. Arneson at Cornell University. Online Medical Dictionary Published at the Dept. of Medical Oncology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne Statistics Glossaries: by David M. Lane or by Philip B. Stark. Sustainable Agriculture Definitions and Terms National Agricultural Library, Special Reference Briefs Series no. SRB 99-02; September 1999. Compiled by: Mary V. Gold. Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms from National Human Genome Research Institute. Terms of Environment from EPA, included acronyms and abbreviations as well as definitions of terms related to the environment Terminology Collection Online Dictionaries try the Special Language Glossaries Glossaries arranged by subjects such as Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Forestry, Medicine, etc. From Dept. of Communication Studies, Univ. of Vaasa, Finland. Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary Entries for popular and scientific plant names. UCMP (Univ. of California Museum of Paleontology) Glossary Includes separate lists for Phylogenetics, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Ecology, Zoology, Botany, etc. Water Words Dictionary from Nevada Division of Water Planning Who Named It? Biographical dictionary of medical eponyms; includes information about diseases and about the people they are named after. Wikipedia's List of Medical Abbreviations General Dictionaries Dictionaries and Thesauri Acronym Finder Onelook, the Faster Finder Searches multiple dictionaries and glossaries including several in science and technology. Oxford Language Dictionaries Online - French-English; English-French; German-English; English-German; Italian-English; English-Italian; Spanish-English; English-Spanish; more soon. 3 concurrent users allowed, please logoff. More info. Language Dictionaries & Translators

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